[soycd]

Gotta appease the Dndus. Try a virgin Mary lamb ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6lq0sRon0k

[kearnyirish2]

As bad as this sounds, I suspect the problem is more likely that there are fewer parishioners, not just priests (while the latter is also a problem). My diocese in NJ is doing the same thing; we’re past closing schools, and now close churches.

The American Catholic hierarchy is reaping what they’ve sown.

[twoputt]

As you may know, Chicago has a very large Polish community. Because of that, the Archdiocese of Chicago has been able to recruit many young men from Poland to complete their studies at Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, about 30 miles north of Chicago. So this news of a shortage has me baffled.

For over 20 years, my parish in the northwest Chicago suburbs has at least one Polish priest at any time as an associate pastor if not the pastor. And we have never had a shortage of priests. Again, this is kind of baffling.

[spintreebob]

So far loser: Martha Raddatz. Absurd pre-suppositions in her questions.

[Secret Agent Man]

Not enough homosexuals applying to seminary, I guess.

[Salvation]

Cupich doing the Hubbard thing.

[cloudmountain]

From Google: There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Central Asia and the Middle East, where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United States of America has the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil and Mexico.

If WE are the largest Christian country in the world then our faith is in jeopardy since we have become so very secular. We are too fat 'n happy.
Just an opinion.