[Maximilian]

This article is almost 8 years out of date. I'm afraid that the people Bishop Curtis identifies as deliberately driving away orthodox seminary candidates run the show in the vast majority of dioceses.

Our own diocese is printing dire warnings about the future in virtually every issue of the newspaper. They are preparing the people of the diocese for living in a "priestless future." Seeing them publish the actual numbers is shocking. We have been losing about 20 priests per year. The number of active priests has dropped in half during the past 20 years. And the next 20 years look like they will be even worse.

The main agenda item for the Bishops' meeting in November was approving a "liturgy" for Sunday service without a priest. This is going to become the norm in more and more parishes throughout the United States.

[Salvation]

I realize the article is older.

The second one is a reprint in 1999.

Nevertheless, I think we need to continue to pray for priests. The church pendulum is swinging back to the right and I believe we will see more vocations as it does.

God bless.

[Salvation]

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