[nmh]

It’s no wonder MANY are turning from Catholicism. It’s not just the Priests and Nuns. The congregations are dwindling as well.

[Antoninus]

It’s no wonder MANY are turning from Catholicism. It’s not just the Priests and Nuns. The congregations are dwindling as well.

Don't fool yourself. Some areas which have had bad bishops for decades remain in decline. Meanwhile, other areas are growing. I belong to an old-style parish. Our Church is PACKED every Sunday. We've got three choirs. On holy days, the train of altar boys is double-file 20 rows deep. And that doesn't include the altar serving young girls--there are a good 20 of them as well, all dressed up in habits like little nuns.

And, horror of horrors---our priests increasingly use Latin.

In the not-too-distant future, parishes like mine will be the rule, not the exception--at least in the dioceses of the bishops who remain Catholic and aren't Episcopalian wannabes.

[Frank Sheed]

Dominican Sisters Experience 1400 Percent Growth

Sorry to burst your bubble...