Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic (@CantankerousCatholic)

FRANCIS NOT LIFTING PRIESTLY CELIBACY Secular media outlets and even some Catholic news organizations recently misinterpreted a papal interview and falsely spread the notion that Pope Francis is open to revising the discipline of priestly celibacy. "Of course, he said no such thing," writes Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. But the interview does provide "an opportunity to ponder the priesthood and celibacy." Read more here. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253885/did-pope-francis-really-hint-that-the-requirement-for-priestly-celibacy-will-be-lifted