Lyon, France popular priest wants to marry.  "I discover an unexpected joy that seems to me in the continuity of what I have lived until then..."  

'I wished to be in truth with the Church by speaking of both my joy of being a priest and my desire to marry.  So I told the cardinal and we talked about the idea of ​​a dialogue with the Pope. This one-on-one meeting could take place. He listened to me with kindness and honoured my approach to integrity. Then the Pope and Bishop Barbarin exchanged and our bishop asked me to take a moment of discernment and retreat."

I hope Pope Francis will have that meeting with Bishop Barbarin and Father Gréa.  It is positive to hear of a bishop who wants to dialogue with the Pope about this issue.  If Pope Francis is open to this change, I think he will have to take another step in getting the ball rolling and not wait for some courageous bishops to try to lead their conference to support change.  Is that an oxymoron?  Maybe not - but still rare.