From Catholic News-
Pope Benedict’s decision to make it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church could pose a financial burden for many Filipinos in poor Christian communities for some Catholics, Baguio Bishop Carlito Cenzon has said.
“We have some communities that cannot even support their priest, what more if the priest is married with a family and assigned to a poor community?” he asked, a UCA News report says.
“I view the Pope’s move positively, but I do expect … challenges,” says Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop Carlito Cenzon of Baguio.
Anglican Church official Most Reverend David Tabo-oy also anticipates Catholics having problems with married clergy.
“I am sure that there are Roman Catholic clergy who could not truly accept married priests among them,” said the rector of the Episcopal Cathedral of the Resurrection in Baguio City.
On Oct. 20, the Vatican announced that the Pope would create provisions to “allow former Anglicans to enter full communion with the Catholic Church.”
During the press briefing, Cardinal William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, also said that an upcoming papal document on the matter would provide “for the ordination as Catholic priests of married former Anglican clergy.”
More here-
http://www.cathnewsasia.com/2009/11/04/married-priests-a-challenge-for-poor-communities/
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