Posted on 03/01/2009 12:08:47 PM PST by GonzoII
The number of priests in the Catholic Church around the world is slowly rising, the Vatican says.
The Holy See presented a statistical yearbook to Pope Benedict XVI, showing an increase of several hundred priests a year since 2000.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Deo Gratias.
Amazing what cleaning out the seminaries will do for the church. How sad that many who heard the call ended up in the “Pink Palaces” and left the seminary.
You have to admit if someone had a calling and knew that they had to go to a homosexual infiltrated seminary they would postpone it or God forbid forget about it.
Out of every adversity comes an equal or greater opportunity.
God allows evil to occur because of the greater good that results.
Hmm.... Very interesting.
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