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Will the Catholic Church end the requirement for clerical celibacy by 2030?

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Community Prediction1.2% (1% - 7%)

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Opened:

Sep 19, 2022

Closes:

Jan 1, 2030

Scheduled resolution:

Jan 2, 2030

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Clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church

Priesthood in the Catholic Church

Clerical celibacy

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