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To: NYer
I thought there was a crisis which could be solved only by an immediate switch to ordaining married men?

These data make it plain that crises are local and are rooted in things other than a requirement for celibacy.

7 posted on 05/18/2005 5:44:46 AM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

The fundamental truth is we need less priests today. I know we hate to hear that, but it is true. Prior to the 1960s, nearly 80% of Catholics attended Mass and the other Sacraments regularly (confession). Today that number hovers a little above 20%. That is a 75% decrease in the number of faithful who regularly participate. It would follow that as a result you need less priests to serve the community and less bishops (I can think of a few cuts). The same goes with parish consolidation, you no longer need the Italian, German, Polish, and Irish Parish in the same small community.


8 posted on 05/18/2005 6:39:47 AM PDT by StAthanasiustheGreat (Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus Deus Aderit)
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