The New York Times - Vatican: Bishop Who Broached New Rules for Priests Is Ousted
The Vatican ousted an Australian bishop on Monday who had called on the church to consider ordaining women and married men. In a statement, the Vatican said that it had “removed from pastoral care” Bishop William Morris, left, the bishop of Toowoomba, Australia .... Bishop Morris had recently published an open letter saying that he was being removed for having argued in 2006 that the church should consider ordaining women and married men in order to fight a shortage of priests, prompting Pope Benedict XVI to open an investigation into his diocese ...
An aericle with more details at Australian Broadcasting Corp - Secrecy and silence continues in the Catholic church
