A question for you, NYer. It appears to me that on a per capita basis, eastern Catholics in the U.S. have many more priests than our RCC counterparts.
Am I missing something, or is the "priest shortage" being felt more in the western church?
There is one 'small' miscalculation in your formula. The Eastern churches have small denominations. So, yes, there are more Eastern Catholic priests but serving smaller, and sometimes shrinking, congregations. God willing, the good news of these very devout prelates who preach catholic orthodoxy will begin to spread and we will witness a much needed shift in the popoulations.