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In the village of south francisco father actual beto is greeted by 200 young catholics. will be holding an outdoor mass here on the riverbank. only priests a permitted to consecrate the bread thats why he made the 6 hour journey. san francisco is hosting a meeting of catholic youth from the region its also a chance for some socializing. father edgel better also talks about the pope synod of amazonian bishops and possible plans to ease the celibacy requirement. for the 1st time ever the pope marr...

Not look like a member of the clergy but hes one of the most senior priests in the region hes sworn to celibacy and tells us hes been celibate his anti-life. this trip to a remote congregation will take him at least 6 hours to spend much of the time in a hammock father edgel berto has also become critical of celibacy. trances has recognized that our congregations in the amazon need the help of mary priest why should only chase priests be allowed. this is a major issue in the church right now and...

Church so has largely been abandoned the paint is faded and moisture has seeped into the walls today children play in the church that lies deep in the amazon rain forest the priest in charge can only make rare visits. mass is held here once every 3 months at most. fishermen cardozo believes theres an obvious solution to the shortage of catholic priests in the amazon. with. the church should provide training to. and allow them to hold mass in the place of priests. its a challenge to tradition but...