[american colleen]

Found this on the web and thought some here might find it interesting.

[american colleen]

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[eastsider]

Albany, NY. . . . . . 79

Ping.

[Snuffington]

Oh well. Now we'll have to come up with some new reason why we need to dump clerical celibacy, ordain women, and all the rest of the bunk usually offered as a "cure" for our priest shortage. After all, the reason is beside the point. The important thing is to keep being "progressive." (removing tongue from cheek)

[B Knotts]

Yep. There's a priest shortage, but as Michael Rose argued, and this article concurs...it is artificial, and solvable.

Throw out the hetrodox bishops, replace them with orthodox bishops, and the priest "shortage" will evaporate.

[xzins]

In our community they are consolidating the parishes and going from 3 to 2 priests in the entire county.

Contrary to this article, it is viewed by the people as a problem and not a victory.

They no longer have their community church and they have to drive 3 times as far to get there to be ministered to by someone who has to split his attention among far more people.

You can call a donkey a horse, 'cause it's sorta like a horse, but it just isn't, is it?

[presidio9]

Thanks for a great post.

[Salvation]

**You won't see much reporting about this, but worldwide the number of priests and seminarians is growing. Between 1990 and 2000, total priests worldwide increased from 401,000 to 405,000.**

This is interesting!