Sailors (singing):
What shall we do with the convert clergy?
What shall we do with the convert clergy?
What shall we do with the convert clergy,
Ear-lye in the morning?
I'm sure some verses will occur to somebody . . . .
Sailors (singing):
What shall we do with the convert clergy?
What shall we do with the convert clergy?
What shall we do with the convert clergy,
Ear-lye in the morning?
I'm sure some verses will occur to somebody . . . .
Put ‘em in the longboat till they’re sober?
But seriously, although I welcome Anglicans, and I wouldn’t have any problems with a convert priest in my parish, the “vocations crisis” isn’t going anywhere until Catholics stop using birth control and have families that are oriented around God instead of money.
Speaking of which, what about married Anglican priests? Unless their wives are post-menopausal, are they going to give up birth control? Imagine the poor man who would like to be a Catholic priest, but his wife would never take going off the Pill. Or are they all sterilized already?