Cardinals Sarah, Turkson and Five Other Bishops Defended Celibacy
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Turkson noticed that promoting priestly vocations rather than abolishing celibacy is the best way of addressing a shortage of priests.
Further supporters of celibacy were:
• Marabá Bishop Vital Corbellini, 59, Brazil
• Belém do Pará Archbishop Alberto Taveira Correa, 69, Brazil,
• Chachapoyas Bishop Emiliano Cisneros Martinez, 74, Peru
• Moyobamba Bishop Rafael Escudero Lopez-Brea, 57, Peru
• Reyes Bishop Waldo Barrionuevo Ramirez, 52, Bolivia.
It is noteworthy that these prelates are among the younger ones, while all anti-celibacy prelates are over 80. However, the Synod delegates were mainly chosen to rubber-stamp results which were decided beforehand.
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