[livius]

It’s definitely declining. For one thing, we finally now have a Vatican that is serious about getting rid of gays, a lot of the lousy older bishops have been replaced, and young men are making it clear that they simply will not go to seminaries that are “Pink Palaces.”

[AnAmericanMother]

A fellow I work with was in seminary back in the 80s, he would have made a good priest, but he quit in disgust because of the "Lavender Mafia".

Three cheers for BXVI for getting serious about clearing out the bad apples.

[SuziQ]

young men are making it clear that they simply will not go to seminaries that are “Pink Palaces.”

And many of the new Bishops are refusing to send the young men who want to become priests to those seminaries. If enough Bishops take that stand, the bad Seminaries will either have to change, or close up shop.