Paul Iby

Paul Iby (Hungarian: Iby Pál; born on January 23, 1935, Doborján (German: Raiding)) is Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt, Austria.

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Clerical celibacy

Bishop Iby is convinced the Catholic church should drop its celibacy requirement for priests. It should be up to priests to decide whether they want to live a celibate life. "It should be at the discretion of every priest whether to live in voluntary celibacy or in a family," Die Presse quoted Iby as saying.[1]

He would also welcome it if married men could be ordained.

Ordination of women

Bishop Iby also said that eventually the ordination of women should be considered.[1]

References
  1. Paul Iby, Reformist Bishop, Pushes Vatican To End Celibacy Requirement For Priests, cit. by Huffingtonpost.com, May 12, 2010


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