Paul Iby

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

Views[]

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]

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