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Catholic church ordains married man

A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany yesterday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI.

Harm Klueting, a theologian and former Protestant pastor, will not have to adhere to the Church’s celibacy law for the duration of his marriage, the Diocese of Cologne said.

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