It ain't just a Synod thing, folks! It ain't just a German/Belgian bishops thing, folks! It ain't just a Vatican II thing, folks! It's a Catholic thing, folks. By comparison with 50 years ago, more cardinals and bishops -- many known for doctrinal orthodoxy -- today support calls and discussions for more married priests in the Latin Rite. Some examples of cardinals and bishops supporting conversations of married priests pictured here (L to R) are Cardinal Turkson, Cardinal Parolin, Cardinal Tagle and Cardinal Besungu, all of whom were selected by Popes JP2 and/or B16 to serve.

It ain't just a Synod thing, folks! It ain't just a German/Belgian bishops thing, folks! It ain't just a Vatican II thing, folks! It's a Catholic thing, folks. By comparison with 50 years ago, more cardinals and bishops -- many known for doctrinal orthdoxy -- today support calls and discussions for more married priests in the Latin Rite. Some examples pictured here (L to R) of cardinal and bishops open to discussions about married priests are Cardinal Turkson, Cardinal Parolin, Cardinal Tagle and Cardinal Besungu, all of whom are appointees of Popes JP2 and/or B16.