You wrote:
“Whistling in the dark! Once again you mistake a localized occurrence and relate it to the universe.”
Nope. You are the one doing that. You link to AMERICAN STATISTICS. I was writing about the whole world!
If you too the time to actually read what you linked to you would have noticed this:
Graduate Seminarians (that’s future priests in case you didn’t know):
1990 = 51,603
1995 = 54,154
2000 = 55,968
2005 = 58,538
So, the number of seminarians world wide went up 7,000 in just 15 years. It’s still going up by the way. Again, these were the statistics YOU LINKED TO but apparently weren’t interested in actually reading. How embarrassing for you!
“Graduate-level seminarians 8,325 5,279 4,063 3,172 3,474 3,308 3,286”
Yeah, in America. I never said anything about this just being about America. And you INCREDIBLY wrote: “ Once again you mistake a localized occurrence and relate it to the universe.”
So, according to you, the whole world is “localized”? Again, how embarrassing for you.
For example:
"All those diocese which have good bishops who insist on orthodox teaching have seen their vocations to the priesthood go up in recent years. It has happened in my diocese."
"Because it’s true. I’ve seen it myself numerous times. I have had to teach the faith to a number of “former” or “ex” Catholics. Some accepted it and returned to the faith. Others, especially those who were divorced, wanted to use birth control, supported abortion, gay marraige, cohabitation etc. were too wedded to their Protestant sects to change."
Nope. You are the one doing that. You link to AMERICAN STATISTICS. I was writing about the whole world!
If you too the time to actually read what you linked to you would have noticed this:
Graduate Seminarians (that’s future priests in case you didn’t know):
Really? All of them?
1990 = 51,603 1995 = 54,154 2000 = 55,968 2005 = 58,538
(From the same table:)
Catholic Population:
1990 = 928.5m
1995 = 989.4m
2000 = 1.045b
2005 - 1.115b
Do the math and tell me the ratio of Graduate Seminarians to the Catholic Population is increasing. In fact show one single figure where the Ordained Priesthood shows an increase.
So, the number of seminarians world wide went up 7,000 in just 15 years. It’s still going up by the way. Again, these were the statistics YOU LINKED TO but apparently weren’t interested in actually reading. How embarrassing for you!
“Graduate-level seminarians 8,325 5,279 4,063 3,172 3,474 3,308 3,286”
Yeah, in America. I never said anything about this just being about America. And you INCREDIBLY wrote: “ Once again you mistake a localized occurrence and relate it to the universe.”
Play all the games you wish. The fact is the worldwide supply of Priests is diminishing.
So, according to you, the whole world is “localized”? Again, how embarrassing for you.
Fortunately there is no rule that you must make sense.