Close collaborators of the Pope made it clear that Francis' post-synodal exhortation Querida Amazonia did not close the door to the married priesthood.
Although Querida Amazonia’s stance on priestly celibacy comes as a relief, the document contains ‘lamentable doctrinal ambiguities and errors,’ Bishop Schneider writes in exclusive in-depth analysis
Monsignor Nicola Bux has criticized Pope Francis' Querida Amazonia for having 'problematic openings that are perhaps far greater than the theme of celibacy itself'