Pope raises prospect of married priests

Brazilian trial could effectively end priestly celibacy in the Catholic church

Pope Francis attends a meeting with the Executive Committee of the Latin American Episcopal Council
(Image credit: Stephano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope Francis has raised the possibility that married men could become Catholic priests, with a controversial debate likely to outrage conservatives in the church.

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