Cardinal Beniamino Stella, Former Perfect of the Congregation for Clergy (2018): "Sacramental Emergency" - Ordaining Married Men May be Necessary in Some Parishes

"Cardinal Stella – Ordaining Married Men May be Necessary in Some Parishes In an interview in the new book Tutti gli Uomini di Francesco (“All Francis’ Men”), Cardinal Beniamino Stella, perfect of the Congregation for Clergy, said that ordaining older men to celebrate the Eucharist in isolated parishes is something that should be discussed." It is important to realize that, though these men will not be celibate, it does not mean that the Church is currently looking to end celibacy on all levels for priests. This is a response to an extreme lack of clergy in the Amazon and other remote Pacific Islands in what Stella calls a ‘sacramental emergency’ where such few priests cannot accommodate for the needs of the community." Source: https://praytellblog.com/index.php/2018/01/22/cardinal-stella-ordaining-married-men-may-be-necessary-in-some-parishes/ ____ "In January [2018], the current prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, Cardinal Beniamino Stella, said the idea of exceptionally ordaining older married men of proven virtue to celebrate the Eucharist in isolated Catholic communities should be discussed. He also brought up the issue at the Congregation’s plenary meeting last year, saying it was something the dicastery was “following.”" Source: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/will-pan-amazonian-synod-result-in-end-to-clerical-celibacy