The primate of Belgium, Archbishop Luc Terlinden, called for ordaining married men to the priesthood
Brussels Archbishop: "Married Priests Would Be an Enrichment"
Last weekend, Archbishop Luc Terlinden of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium, attended the General Synod of the Anglican Church of England in York.
He was there to find out more about how synodality is practised there. "It functions like a parliament. That fits with the long English tradition. There is a chair and a secretary. Sitting beside them is a lawyer wearing one of those traditional wigs", he told Nd.nl on 15 July.
"We are asking ourselves how synodality - the participation of all the faithful - relates to the collegiality of the bishops. As a bishop, I am convinced that a balance must be found between these two realities."
Bishop Terlinden added that the bishop or the Pope always has the final say, which makes sense to him: "At the same time, I very much identify with the words that Pope Leo XIV recently addressed to the cardinals: 'I must listen before I lead and learn before I teach.'"
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The primate of Belgium, Archbishop Luc Terlinden, called for ordaining married men to the priesthood
Ꝑr€vost demonstrates that he did not learn Catholic doctrine in the seminary, and therefore cannot apply or teach it. 'I must listen (€ Ꝟ Ɨ Ł) before I lead (€ Ꝟ Ɨ Ł) and learn(€ Ꝟ Ɨ Ł) before I teach ( € Ꝟ Ɨ Ł) .'"
An enrichment NO, a total disaster. As it is, there are hardly enough hours in a day for a priest to perform all his duties. If he were married, there would be even less time.