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Worshippers attend a prayer ceremony known as the &quot;celebration of the word&quot; led by Antelmo Pereira at the Catholic church in Santa Rosa, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. In remote Amazonian communities that are only accessible by boat, villagers can go for months without sacraments that only priests are allowed to deliver - including Mass and confessions, and the faithful have to depend on missionaries such as Pereira that are only allowed to lead prayer ceremonies. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Married priests, saviors of the faith or part of an agenda?

By Manuel Rueda - Associated Press

Worshippers attend a prayer ceremony known as the &quot;celebration of the word&quot; led by Antelmo Pereira at the Catholic church in Santa Rosa, Brazil, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. In remote Amazonian communities that are only accessible by boat, villagers can go for months without sacraments that only priests are allowed to deliver - including Mass and confessions, and the faithful have to depend on missionaries such as Pereira that are only allowed to lead prayer ceremonies. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Catholic bishops consider married priests, face opposition

By MANUEL RUEDA - Associated Press