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December 25th, 2018 at 11:01:15 PM permalink
Evenbob
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
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Quote: petroglyph


All the stats I posted are from the Church.
If there are 36,000 priests, and 500 new
ones are added every year, that means
the priesthood is dying out. Far far
more than 500 retire or die every year,
and there is nobody to replace them.

My understanding is, the Church is forcing
retired priests to keep working as long
as they can after 70. Because all these
legal and illegal S Americans are coming
here, the Catholic ranks are swelling
and there are not enough priests to handle
the load. Say hello to the soon to come
women priests.
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December 26th, 2018 at 12:15:57 AM permalink
Fleastiff
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I have heard that religious orders that run accredited colleges can sell out to these for profit diploma mills so as to fund their retirement pensions since so few nuns are joining various such orders.

maybe there will be return of 'circuit riding' priests.... what was it Lilies of the field with Sidney Poitier?
December 26th, 2018 at 5:03:47 PM permalink
FrGamble
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Quote: Evenbob
All the stats I posted are from the Church.


I couldn't find the one supporting your claim that in 6 years 75% of priests will be over 75. Where did you find that because I know it is not true.
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December 26th, 2018 at 6:38:57 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: FrGamble
I couldn't find the one supporting your claim that in 6 years 75% of priests will be over 75. Where did you find that because I know it is not true.


"By 2025 it is estimated that religious sisters, brothers and religious order priests over 70 years of age will outnumber those under age 70 by nearly 4 to 1."
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December 26th, 2018 at 6:53:04 PM permalink
FrGamble
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Thanks, though that is very different than saying in 6 years 75% of priests will be 75 or older, which is what Bob claimed. It seems that what you quoted was misunderstood by him.
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December 26th, 2018 at 7:01:49 PM permalink
petroglyph
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Quote: FrGamble
Thanks, though that is very different than saying in 6 years 75% of priests will be 75 or older, which is what Bob claimed. It seems that what you quoted was misunderstood by him.
I think you crossed your numbers.
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