theology bishop ullman also studied agricultural science and he represents his region at the pan amazon synod in rome attended by bishops from the 9 countries of the amazon region their agenda is comprehensive it ranges from poor infrastructure to de forestation of the rainforest and protection of the indigenous peoples all problems that have become more acute since a right wing government came to power in brazil in 201801 minute by that can we take a different approach this is not about us saying we are special or as the church are against progress or against development as an alum was it done it we have to question ourselves which we can't do these things irrespective of the cost to us that we have to ask ourselves about sustainability and how we can do to build bridges the problems we have in the amazon region can be solved it's a push even a problem of the be our been a lot so an interest that part. of it also lies at the heart of the amazon region the great river is only 2 kilometers wide at this point here in the state of para deforestation and forest fires are among the most egregious

francisco and they seem fun interested in taking about chastity edilberto discusses the pope's amazon synod and possible plans to ease the celibacy requirement. for voice support finally getting rid of celibacy if a priest wants to be chaste fine but it should be voluntary not obligatory. knew it must be don't give it that this idea was discussed at the amazon senate at the vatican and even encouraged by pope francis the catholic church is looking for ways to cope with a lack of priests and stop members from leaving. most members of milton's congregation support the end of celibacy in the priesthood so mass can take place every sunday and not just once every 3 months nelson would even consider leaving the church services himself but he wants to remain married there. it has to be possible. we see how protestant ministers have wives and children from the if we want this to a marriage they're there for married the. the reform of the catholic church might just have its origins in the amazon. now tourists are flocking to australia's iconic sandstone rock allure for one last climb before a perman

we have had this great gathering in rome in recent days are people from the amazon, the synod of the ng about the issues that affect the people of the amazon basin. one of those things is the environment, pope francis is very passionate about the state of gods creation and the impact of climate change but the people of the amazon live great distances from priests. they need priests and there was a consultation before this gathering of bishops from the amazon to ask people what they wanted and they said we need more priests, therefore we need married men to be priests. so this has been put on the agenda. it is interesting because pope francis is listening to what they are saying, asking the bishops to discuss it and they seem to be indicating that they think it is a good thing as well. the vatican loves bumf, reports and paperwork so there has been a report before this synod coming out of the people of the amazon, the bishops will then produce a report, pope francis will read it and timo produced something and it may well say people of the amazon can have married priests. within be a t

amazon region has concluded with a call for some married men to be ordained as priests — a move which, if acted upon, would overturn centuries of tradition within the catholic church. the suggestion at the synods a way to tackle the problem of a shortage of priests in the region — but is highly controversial. john mcmanus reports: a vatican conference on the challenges facing the amazon region has concluded with a call for some married men to be ordained as priests — a move which, if acted upon, would overturn centuries of tradition within the catholic church. the suggestion at the synod on the amazon has been made as a way to tackle the problem of a shortage of priests in the region — but is highly controversial. john mcmanus reports: beautiful and remote, the catholic church has long held sway in the amazon region. but finding enough priests to minister to hard—to—reach communities is a growing problem. at the vatican over the past three weeks, bishops and laypeople from the region have been attempting to solve that. their solution could overturn centuries of tradition. priestly celibacy has been the norm in the catholic church for most of its existence. though, it's always been viewed as a

francis has denounced the fires that recently devastated large areas of the amazon region at the opening of they three—day synodiests in the amazon — a move to boost dwindling numbers of clergy in the region. john mcmanus reports. at the opening mass for the synod of the amazon, pope francis had a tough message for those he accuses of exploiting the amazon basin. translation: may god preserve us from the greed of new forms of colonialism. the fire set by interests that destroy, like the fire that recently devastated amazonia, is not the fire of the gospel. the environment is the main focus of this three—week meeting of bishops and laypeople from the amazon region. but tucked away in the preparatory document is a potentially explosive idea, that to remedy the serious shortage of priests in the amazon, the church could ordain married men. that would break with centuries of tradition, whereby only celibate men could be raised to the priesthood. the suggestion has aroused serious opposition within the vatican, with some clerics worried that a solution to a latin american problem could be exported across the catholi

some have denounced the synod of the amazon, with one cardinal accusing it of heresy. should play a greater official role in church activities. pope francis as he would look at that issue again. jun bei liu i would like to note something, we have not realised what women in the churchmen. the role of women in the churchmen. the role of women in the churchmen. the role of women in the church goes far beyond functionality, and that goes far beyond. the decision will ultimately beyond. the decision will ultimately be the point of‘s alone to make, although the rules have been bent before the two fit local circumstances. pope benedict ordained many women as catholic priests even though they were already married in one case in britain. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: political turmoil in chile as the president dismisses his cabinet and proposes reforms demanded by protesters. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said, "i would be proud of it, every drop of my blood wo

amazon region has concluded with a call for some married men to be ordained as priests — a move which, if acted upon, would overturn centuries of tradition within the catholic church. the suggestion at the synoda way to tackle the problem of a shortage of priests in the region — but is highly controversial. john mcmanus reports. beautiful and remote, the catholic church has long held sway in the amazon region. but finding enough priests to minister to hard—to—reach communities is a growing problem. at the vatican over the past three weeks, bishops and laypeople from the region have been attempting to solve that. their solution could overturn centuries of tradition. priestly celibacy has been the norm in the catholic church for most of its existence. though, it's always been viewed as a tradition rather than a matter of doctrine. this vote, to recommend the ordination ofjunior clergy — deacons — as full ministers, regardless of whether they're married or not could solve the problem that many remote communities being visited by a priest only a few times a year. but opponents of the idea fear it may spread throughout the global church and they see it as a further challenge of the orthodoxy extol

francis has denounced the fires that recently devastated large areas of the amazon region at the opening of they three day synodined as priests in the amazon — a move to boost dwindling numbers of clergy in the region. john mcmanus reports. at the opening mass for the synod of the amazon, pope francis had a tough message for those he accuses of exploiting the amazon basin. translation: may god preserve us from the greed of new forms of colonialism. the fire set by interests that destroy, like the fire that recently devastated amazonia, is not the fire of the gospel. the environment is the main focus of this three—week meeting of bishops and laypeople from the amazon region the preparatory document is a potentially explosive idea, that to remedy the serious shortage of priests in the amazon, the church could ordain married men. that would break with centuries of tradition, whereby only celibate men could be raised to the priesthood. the suggestion has aroused serious opposition within the vatican, with some clerics worried that a solution to a latin american problem could be exported across the catholic world. c

amazon. if they decide to allow married men to become priests, it would break centuries of tradition, but would help to alleviate a shortage of clergymen in the region. john mcmanus reports. this is the fourth synod since he was elected pontiff. unlike the others, it's set to be controversial. as well as the expected focus on the social and environmental challenges in the amazon, such as deforestation and mining, the 264 participants will also discuss whether the church should set aside its own rules on priestly celibacy and ordain older, married men. that would boost the church's presence in rural regions, where a shortage of clerics means priests often visit some communities only a few times a year. another idea is how to acknowledge and perhaps promote the often central role that women play in maintaining catholicism. but there is serious opposition to the synod among some senior catholics who fear this will dilute or change long—held teachings. the us cardinal raymond burke, who's emerged as the de facto leader of those forces within the vatican opposed to pope francis, has called for fasting and prayer to combat what he termed theological errors and heresies. john mcmanus, bbc news. let's ta

catholic bishops are gathering at the vatican this morning, as the pope opens a three—week synod focusing on the amazonegion of latin america. more british success at the world athletics championships in doha, as both the men and women's 100 metre relay teams win silver medals. commemorations take place in new zealand to mark the landing of the british explorer james cook 250 years ago. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is in a few minutes. this morning's reviewers are dave wooding and shyama perera. stay with us for that. before the papers, sport and for a full round—up, good morning. dina asher—smith said the experience within the british women's sprint team was behind their success in last night's four by 100 metres relay, in which they won silver. the women were just edged into second place byjamaica. but it was a season's best time for britain, and it gave dina asher—smith her third medal of the competition — two silvers and that gold from the 200 metres. she and the team have been talking this morning to natalie pirks. we didn't practice any of those changes. they were all successful a

forth for the cut the church of germany ok stay with us because that the catholic church is amazon said had a synod is on the way in rome at the moment. caught up with cardinal monks and asked him whether the catholic church what the catholic church could do to influence populous leaders such as the brazilian president jaya ball sinatra. well i think soon isn't world assemblies like this kind of effect change. and i heard that the government in brazil reacted a little bit nervously before and. at least it took a good look at what will be happening at the senate because the bishops from the amazon region will be speaking there. and they've already spoken they've spoken for the indigenous people whose livelihoods will be taken away if this forest were to be cleared and turned into a prairie. so it's a step of it i believe a world assembly like this folks is the attention more intensely on the amazon region and on the question of climate change and the possibilities of limiting climate change. there are essentially 2 questions here on the one hand the party or question of policy related to environment

the vote came at the end of a vatican synod on the amazon region, where there is a severe shortage ofbastian pinera has promised to lift a state of emergency that's been in place in several cities after widespread protests about living standards began a week ago. he said the emergency decree would be revoked at midnight local time if circumstances permitted. torrential rain has caused flooding and landslides in japan, leaving at least ten people dead. thousands have been forced to spend the night in tokyo's narita airport. eastern coastal areas are the worst hit. the prime minister, shinzo abe, has said everything is being done to help those affected. officials in california are warning that historically strong winds expected this weekend are likely to fan the destructive wildfires that have taken hold. a state of emergency has already been declared in los angeles and sonoma counties. millions of people in california face having their power cut as the emergency services continue to battle rapidly spreading wildfires. a local power company pg&e says it intends to turn off power in 36 c

the vote came at the end of a vatican synod on the amazon region, where there is a severe shortage of rain has caused flooding and landslides in japan, leaving at least ten people dead. thousands have been forced to spend the night in tokyo's narita airport. eastern coastal areas are the worst hit. the prime minister, shinzo abe, has said everything is being done to help those affected. to iraq now. at least three protesters have been killed in iraq. it means more than 200 people have now died in anti—government protests this month. the violence comes in spite of protest leaders announcing a pause in demonstrations until the new year, to give the government time to respond to their demands. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman has the story. protesters were back on the streets in their thousands. they chanted for freedom, they demanded jobs and an end to corruption. in the southern city of nasiriyah, a group of protesters tried to storm the house of a local official. at least two people died in the violence. in the capital, baghdad, security forces were ready to protect the green

roman catholic bishops have been gathering at the vatican, as the pope opens a three—week synod focusing on the amazonin america. the travel show now — and christa larwood is in greece as the acropolis museum unveils its newest excavation marking the 10th anniversary of the popular attraction. this week on the travel show... i am in greece with a team of archaeologists, uncovering the long—lost city of tenea. we take a dive into the life of a travel vlogger. is it reallyjust one long holiday? you may not have heard of youtuber burnout, but the burnout is real. plus, i'm going into battle. finding out what it was like for the crew of an ancient athenian warship. we are heading to athens to uncover greece's ancient treasures, and the more modern ones. for more than two millennia, the temple of the parthenon has been towering over what has become the bustling capital city of greece. dedicated to the goddess athena, it is the centrepiece of the rocky acropolis hill. and it is the country's most visited monument. nestled at the bottom of its slopes, the modern acropolis museum houses most of the artefacts

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pope francis opens a three—week synod in the vatican dedicated to countries around the amazon and theds of indigenous peoples. among items to be discussed are controversial proposals to allow married men to become priests, in a bid to boost clergy numbers which are dwindling in the region. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament, as borisjohnson tries to win friends and influence people. we have made a genuine attempt to bridge the chasm, to reconcile the apparently irreconcilable and to go the extra mile as time runs short. jeremy corbyn isn't persuaded and has a message for his own side. no labour mp could support such a reckless deal that will be used as a springboard... used as a springboard to attack rights and standards in this country! also in this programme, mps are moved to tears by a colleague's account of domestic abuse. if anyone's watching and needs a friend, please reach out if it's safe to do so and please talk to any of us, cos we'll be there and we'll hold your hand. all: hear, hear! applause. but first, this was the week

at a special synod in the vatican catholic bishops from across the amazon called for the ordination of married men as priests while they hope the move would address the shortage of priests in the region the proposal will be presented to pope francis who will take a final decision on the vote total going to be. and is staying with that theme while the previously to brew subject of married men becoming priest is at least being discussed at the vatican there is still no movement on breaking tradition to allow women to become priests but due to a shortage of catholic priests in south western germany a woman has now become the head of the parish. this woman is exceptional ample blocking. is the head of the catholic parish a position usually the exclusive domain of men but there's a lack of priests in the region so last year when no one applied for the position at st john the baptist church near the town of church bishops decided to exercise a clause which allowed them to make an exception since then bearable blocking has been in charge here. it was a for me it's something new and it's somet

catholic bishops are gathering at the vatican this morning, as the pope opens a three—week synod focusing on the amazon

pope francis opens a three week synod in the vatican dedicated to countries around the amazon and the of indigenous peoples. among items to be discussed are controversial proposals to allow married men to become priests in a bid to boost clergy numbers which are dwindling in the region. sally bundock with the briefing is soon but now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the number of forest fires burning in the amazon rainforest may have dropped since the global alarm was raised in august, but brazil's government is still feeling intense political heat. my guest today is brazilian environment minister ricardo salles who is in europe trying to convince sceptics that president bolsonaro‘s government is not prioritising economic exploitation at the expense of environmental protection. 00:01:39,864 --> 2147483051:37:34,647 how credible are the brazilian 2147483051:37:34,647 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 government's soothing words? thank you very much. thanks for asking me. would you accept that the global concern raised by the sweeping fores

pope francis opens a three—week synod in the vatican dedicated to countries around the amazon and theds of indigenous peoples. among items to be discussed are controversial proposals to allow married men to become priests in a bid to boost clergy numbers, which are dwindling in the region. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week: desperate measures in hong kong, will they work? and brexit‘s man with a plan embarks on a brussels endgame. my guests today: isabel hilton of china dialogue, iain martin of the london times, greg katz of the associated press, thomas kielinger, author and veteran correspondent of die welt. thank you all forjoining me. a tale of two chinas. controlled choreography in beijing, chaos in hong kong. far from celebrating the 70th anniversary of the communist revolution, democracy protesters called it a day of mourning. vandalisation escalated, and two protestors were hit with live ammunition. the government then closed the rail network and banned face masks. events in hong kong simply do not

synod that is for the purpose of discussing that. it is much more than that. essentially it is how the church can come to be present in the amazon.o indigenous communities. you have very few priests so it is very hard for them to get there and people often will only receive the sacrament once a year. the amazonian catholic communities have been saying to the church, and they have been consulted over the last two years, 80,000 people have taken part in these consultations... they are saying look, we need you to be present 20 47 and we need the church that doesn't just pass 47 and we need the church that doesn'tjust pass through. it is also recognition of the leadership that already exists within amazonian communities and the church. the question of ordination comes up in that the question also of recognition of women's ministries as pa rt recognition of women's ministries as part of the broader discussion on how the church can be better present in order to defend the amazonian people from the huge threat they face. one of the argument is that if this does take place, it will set a precedent. however, there are catholic priests alr

this was a regional synod in the amazon because he's worried about the environmental, the poverty -- i'm glad they brought it up. i'm glad they talked about it. we act like it's a big secret, but heck, my barber asks me why priests can't get married. >> how do you feel? >> would you want -- would you like there to be a mrs. dolan? >> i would -- i -- >> be careful -- >> what are you doing tonight? >> look, i would love to be married and have kids. but you know what, pope paul vi said you shouldn't be a celibate if you don't want to be married and have kids. celibates are different than bachelors. celibates want to be a father and want to be a spouse, and they transfer it to their allegiance to the church which is their family. so a desire for -- to be a father and a husband is a healthy, normal, beautiful thing. and i've got it. but do i regret not being married? i might miss it, but right now, celibacy i find to be extraordinarily rewarding and liberating. >> all right. cardinal -- >> does that help? >> thank you. >> that does help. >> say the name of the book, will you. >> the name

what happens here in this, they call us in a synod, they call it aspecifica specific topic, they brought in from the amazonthe two big topics were married priesthood and female deacon diaconate's. i'm glad he's actually engaging these issues. looking at a small laboratory, coming up with a solution perhaps for that area, but making it a universal solution, i would just prefer that he would do it in a way that's representative of the global church. >> martha: raymond, may be the pope feels -- i have no idea what he thinks, actually, it sort of a nudge that it feels like an institution that the vatican will not go this way and he sort of nudging them this way. >> it's a troubling document, this amazon document. most of it reads like the paris climate change accord. when kanye west's album mentions more than the vatican document, you'll have trouble. that bars priests in the catholic church are marrying. he sits on discipline of celibacy. that follows jesus' example, to give their lives, they were all in the gospel. and even billy graham in his biography, martha, he talks about the tension he felt between his

men in the amazon region will now be allowed to be ordained as catholic priests thus following a landmark vote by bishops of the vatican the proposal made in the 3 week assembly known as a synod passed by a vote of 128 in favor and 41 against. officials in california warning that dangerously strong winds could spread wildfires that are right raging in the state the largest blaze is burning in northern california's famous sonoma wine region 50000 residents have been ordered to leave their homes there nearly a 1000000 households are facing power cuts to. dry ground and low humidity had already created dangerous conditions for tens of thousands of california residents but just as firefighters look to be finally getting the better of the situation with the full custis believe it bad news that would affect many more were expected significant increases in winds gusts in some parts of our state $7075.00 but some estimates 80 miles an hour as ground crews cleaned up in sonoma county where the fire had already done the damage a tank is wood to gets the clock to set a containment line with historically dangerous winds on the horizon. now. homes and out of the area. $60000.00 sonoma cou

synod." the three-week meeting will focus on the catholic church's efforts to safeguard the amazon region. this is pope francis speaking sunday. .> may god preserve us the fire set by interest that destroyed, like the fire that recently devastated amazonia is not the fire of the gospel. amy: elsewhere in brazil, a massive oil slick has fouled more than 900 miles of beaches along the country's northeastern coast, affecting 46 cities and some of south america's momost popular beaches. brazil's environmental agency says tests of f the oioil show's not of brazilian origin. the source of the crude oil remains unknown. in canada, prime minister justin trudeau says he will appeal a court ruling from september that found indigenous youth were "willfully and recklessly" harmed under canadian child welfare policies. the appeal could block some 2 billion canadian dollars' worth of reparations for at least 50,000 indigenous youth who were removed from their homes as children and impacted by the severe under-funding of federal child welfare programs for the indigenous community. the canadian human righ

synod. it is expected to be controversial. as well as social and environmental challenges in the amazon such as deforestation and mining, the 264 also discuss whether the judge should set aside its own rules on priestly celibacy and ordain older, married man. that would boost the church's presence in rural areas where a shortage of priests mean that some communities only visit the church a few times a year. another idea is how to acknowledge and often promote the central role that women play in maintaining catholicism. but there is serious opposition to the synod among some senior catholics who fear this will they lose or change long—held teachings. the us cardinal raymond burr, who has emerged as the tobacco leader of those forces within the vatican, opposed by answers and has called for fasting and prayer to combat what he cold theological errors and heresies. john mcmanus, bbc news. great britain has enjoyed more medal success at the world athletics championships in doha, with both the men and women taking silver in the 4x100 metres relay. callum hawkins came close to adding to the haul. he missed out on a bronze in the mara