"The question of 'viri probati', the proven men in work and family, can be seriously examined;" "You have to ask whether priesthood and celibacy always have to be connected" (2017): Bishop Emeritus Franz-Josef Bode of Osnabrück, Germany

 

Excerpt (2017)

Bishop of Osnabrück Franz-Josef Bode must be considered about the admission requirements to the priesthood. "The question of 'viri probati', the proven men in work and family, can be seriously examined,' he said in an interview with the Osnabrück diocese newspaper "Church messenger" (Sunday):" You have to ask whether priesthood and celibacy always have to be connected."

Source: https://www.katholisch.de/artikel/13538-bode-priesteramt-nicht-immer-an-zoelibat-binden