Pope’s quotes: Married priests

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A quote from Pope Francis:

“The Catholic Church has married priests — Greek Catholics, Coptic Catholics, those of oriental rites. Celibacy is not a question of dogma, but rather a rule of life that I greatly appreciate, as I believe it is a gift for the Church. But, since it is not a dogma of faith, the door is always open.”

-- Press conference with journalists aboard papal plane to Rome, May 27, 2014

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