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There is not a worldwide shortage. There are only shortages in those areas in which the Word is being preached in an ambiguous manner.

So the solution is more centralized control from Rome? They need to firmly move those who support a Cafeteria Catholic approach back to orthodoxy? If that is the answer, then I'd like to see Rome get to work.

It has to come from the Bishops in the Dioceses. They are the most local control. In the past 30 years in the US, Bishops had become infected with modernism and feminism, and twisted the pronouncements from Vatican II. The newest crop of Bishops are more orthodox, and I'm seeing changes all over the country as a result.

One direct result is an upswing in the numbers of Seminarians in many Dioceses, as young men see the Bishops making changes in priest formation committees. This means that the people who were actively blocking orthodox young men from being ordained, in favor of more 'sexually mature' young men who were 'flexible' in their beliefs, are being replaced by people who are looking for priests who are strong in their beliefs, and are willing to preach without apology.