Vatican Synod Rules Out Married Priests

From Reuters:

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A synod of Roman Catholic bishops on Saturday clearly reaffirmed priestly celibacy and ruled out allowing clergy to marry as a solution to the crisis of vocations facing the Church worldwide.

The working sessions of the three-week synod, the first of Pope Benedict's papacy, closed with 50 propositions and a message to the world from the more than 250 bishops.

Overall, the synod's decisions have dashed the hopes of some liberal Catholics for movement on issues such as married priests, celibacy and the divorced faithful.

(emphasis added)

My Comments:
An imprecise headline and news story, since married priests are allowed for Rites other than the Latin Rite.

As for the text I highlighted, I have this to say: Good! Anytime the hopes of liberal Catholics are "dashed", that bodes well for the future of the Church. And let's not forget that in addition to "movement on issues such as married priests, celibacy and the divorced faithful", many of these liberal Catholics were also calling for women "priests", a.k.a. priestesses.