The retired Amazonian bishop Erwin Kräutler has claimed that “pressure” prevented Pope Francis from permitting the ordination of married men after the 2019 Synod on the Amazon.
Speaking to Kath.ch on March 27, Kräutler said the Pope had appeared receptive to reform during the synodal process but ultimately stepped back when issuing the 2020 apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia. “That makes me wonder: who is responsible for this rift?” he said, pointing to what he regards as a clear divergence between the synod’s direction and the final papal text.
