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Hume says priests will keep celibacy vows

Sunday 02 July 1995 23:02 BST
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Hume says priests will keep celibacy vows

Cardinal Basil Hume yesterday reassured Catholics that priests would retain their vows of celibacy The pledge, by Catholic leader in England and Wales, follows Vatican approval for the ordination of ex-Anglican clergy Cardinal Hume said married priests in parishes raised "sensitive" issues, but stressed it was not a step toward allowing all priests to wed

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