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Traditional Catholicism Is Winning
Wall Street Journal ^ | 12 April 2012 | ANNE HENDERSHOTT AND CHRISTOPHER WHITE

Posted on 04/13/2012 12:18:00 AM PDT by Cronos

There were 467 new priestly ordinations in the U.S. last year, and Boston's seminary had to turn away applicants.

.. progressive Catholics were predicting the end of the celibate male priesthood in books like "Full Pews and Empty Altars" and "The Death of Priesthood." Yet today the number of priestly ordinations is steadily increasing.

A new seminary is to be built near Charlotte, N.C., and the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., has expanded its facilities to accommodate the surge in priestly candidates. Boston's Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley: when he arrived in 2003 to lead that archdiocese he was advised to close the seminary. Now there are 70 men in Boston studying to be priests, and the seminary has had to turn away candidates for lack of space.

.. there were more than 5,000 more Catholic priests world-wide in 2009 than there were in 1999.

..The biggest gains are not only in traditional Catholic strongholds. In Lincoln, Neb., Catholics constitute only 16% of the population yet have some of the strongest numbers of ordinations. In 2011, there were 10 men ordained as priests in Lincoln.

What explains the trend? Nearly 20 years ago, Archbishop Elden Curtiss, then leader of the Omaha, Neb., diocese, suggested that when dioceses are unambiguous and allow a minimum of dissent about the male, celibate priesthood, more candidates answer the call to the priesthood. .. dioceses with the largest numbers of new priests are led by courageous bishops with faithful and inspirational vocations offices.

Leadership and adherence to church doctrine certainly distinguish the bishop of Lincoln, the Most Rev. Fabian Bruskewitz. He made national news in 1996 when he stated that members of dissident Catholic groups including Call to Action and Catholics for Choice had automatically excommunicated themselves from the church.

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progressive Catholics were predicting the end of the celibate male priesthood in books like "Full Pews and Empty Altars" and "The Death of Priesthood." Yet today the number of priestly ordinations is steadily increasing

Time for "progressive Catholics" to either become "libtars" (aka progressives) or "Catholics"

1 posted on 04/13/2012 12:18:03 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

It is a good title.

Fight, Fight, Fight, fight.


2 posted on 04/13/2012 12:33:07 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Romney is a Mormon Bishop, as was his father, his uncle was in line to be the Mormon Prophet. Pope))
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To: Cronos

So they have queers standing in line to get into the priesthood. Hardly a sign of a healthy church.


3 posted on 04/13/2012 2:28:17 AM PDT by CalvaryJohn (What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
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To: CalvaryJohn

“Calvary” John

Every day all of those new priests and all the faithful Catholics in the world and I pray for your soul.

Lurking’


4 posted on 04/13/2012 3:20:18 AM PDT by LurkingSince'98 (Catholics=John 6:53-58 Everyone else=John 6:60-66)
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To: CalvaryJohn

“Calvary” John

Every day all of those new priests and all the faithful Catholics in the world and I pray for your soul.

Lurking’


5 posted on 04/13/2012 3:20:39 AM PDT by LurkingSince'98 (Catholics=John 6:53-58 Everyone else=John 6:60-66)
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To: CalvaryJohn

Where does it say that these men are gay? The whole point of the piece is that it’s about a return to conservative Catholic values.


6 posted on 04/13/2012 3:35:13 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: CalvaryJohn

You’re holding that dog a little too closely.


7 posted on 04/13/2012 4:03:28 AM PDT by RPTMS
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To: miss marmelstein
Don't worry about it. It's just flame bait from someone who's ticked off because it's so obvious that all the faggots have moved to Protestant churches where they're praised, openly ordained, married to one another, and otherwise celebrated as special people.
8 posted on 04/13/2012 4:07:21 AM PDT by Rashputin (Only Newt can defeat both the Fascist democrats and the Vichy GOP)
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To: CalvaryJohn

Perhaps rather than spending your valuable time hating Catholics, try reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Once you are fully informed about that which you purport to hate, you can at least hate from an INFORMED position, rather than from ignorance which so ill-suits you.


9 posted on 04/13/2012 4:11:43 AM PDT by veritas2002
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To: CalvaryJohn

nope, normal, devout men. the queers head to be non-Catholic pastors..


10 posted on 04/13/2012 4:48:08 AM PDT by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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To: RPTMS; CalvaryJohn

yes, after the ecusa, pcusa etc. accept gay marriage, everything is open in that strange world where faith is democratic voting


11 posted on 04/13/2012 4:50:17 AM PDT by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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To: CalvaryJohn

Not so. Take a look at this: http://osbnorcia.org/2012/02/28/quaereredeum


12 posted on 04/13/2012 5:35:22 AM PDT by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: Cronos
IMHO the Catholic church AND American Catholics are starting to realize what is happening. They've been tricked by Liberals but now see they have to stand up against the rise of tyranny as they did when they stood against Fascism in WWII. Catholics are big on tradition, and resistance against a hostile government goes back to the origins of the church. The rebellion will not be violent, the rebellion will not be noisy, but it will be unstoppable. My 2 cents.
13 posted on 04/13/2012 5:45:17 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: Cronos; ansel12

14 posted on 04/13/2012 6:10:59 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Veritatis Splendor..)
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To: Rashputin

You’re right - I shouldn’t mind. Off topic, but on Easter Sunday while walking my dog past our tiny, pretty Methodist church in town, I actually saw people carrying coffee into the 10am service. At least I’ve never seen THAT at a Catholic Mass.


15 posted on 04/13/2012 6:51:19 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Cronos

This gives me an opportunity to promote one of the finest French-language movies I have ever seen: Of Gods and Men. About Trappist monks in Algeria. Beautiful and terribly sad. Not one of those monks were gay!


16 posted on 04/13/2012 6:55:17 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Mrs. Don-o

CLASSIC!


17 posted on 04/13/2012 7:15:47 AM PDT by karnage
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To: Cronos

Celebrate the good news!


18 posted on 04/13/2012 7:16:27 AM PDT by karnage
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To: Cronos

Excellent news, cronos. Thank you.


19 posted on 04/13/2012 7:36:54 AM PDT by sayuncledave (et Verbum caro factum est (And the Word was made flesh))
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To: CalvaryJohn

Shouldn’t you be out cruising a singles bar looking to hook up?


20 posted on 04/13/2012 7:43:29 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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