Holy Smoke: Why the Pope said no to married priests

<div>The dust has still not settled after Pope Francis unexpectedly – and very pointedly – <a href="https://spectator.us/pope-rebuffs-liberal-supporters-rejecting-married-priests/">ignored pleas</a> from liberal Catholics to ordain married men as priests. They had a fully worked-out plan in place, but the Pope had pressed the 'delete' button. So what happened?<br><br>With Vatican expert Dr Ed Condon, Washington bureau chief of the Catholic News Agency and a canon lawyer.<br><br>Holy Smoke is a series of podcasts where Damian Thompson dissects the most important and controversial topics in world religion, with a range of high profile guests. Click <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/holy-smoke">here</a> to find previous episodes.</div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>