Renegade Roman Catholic priests Fr Elmer Cajilig (left) and Fr Hector Canto standing with their families during baptismal rites for their children in Lambunao, Iloilo on Panay island in the Philippines yesterday. Cajilig and Canto are renegade priests who hope Pope Francis might hear their plea to make celibacy optional in the Roman Catholic priesthood, ahead of the Pope’s visit in the Philippines next week.

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