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Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 5:17 am
It is garnering some attention in the media.
-however-
I'm having a bit of difficulty with this issue supposedly befalling the Catholic Church. It's my understanding God calls upon those He wants to serve. If God isn't issuing 'enough' calls, isn't there a big problem with complaining about not having enough priests ??
It would seem the church ALWAYS has the right number of priests if that really is how it works. So whining about a perceived shortage of priests comes across as both failing to understand His Holy plan and even [gasp!] directly criticizing God for essentially malfeasance of office.
I've been here long enough to figure I once again am missing something, but I have to admit, this occasion I am at a loss as to what it might be.
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 5:18 am
Shortage of choir boys?
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 6:10 am
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You're not missing anything Vorls. You're just being kind by indulging the theists with their fantasy cosplay.
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 6:20 am
'Priest shortage' is an oxymoron. Any is too many.
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 7:03 am
(November 23, 2017 at 5:17 am)vorlon13 Wrote: It is garnering some attention in the media.
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I'm having a bit of difficulty with this issue supposedly befalling the Catholic Church. It's my understanding God calls upon those He wants to serve. If God isn't issuing 'enough' calls, isn't there a big problem with complaining about not having enough priests ??
It would seem the church ALWAYS has the right number of priests if that really is how it works. So whining about a perceived shortage of priests comes across as both failing to understand His Holy plan and even [gasp!] directly criticizing God for essentially malfeasance of office.
I've been here long enough to figure I once again am missing something, but I have to admit, this occasion I am at a loss as to what it might be.
The shortage is massive in Ireland, from c18,000 in 1981 (when I was born) to barely cracking a thousand today (many of whom are Polish or African).
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 10:52 am
"Shortage" Wololo ?
God wants a thousand priests in Ireland, God HAS a 1000 priests in Ireland.
It's heretical to criticize His Plan. Seriously.
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 1:03 pm
I heard a guest priest maunder about this back in the '90s, when I was a church goer. It appears not to have changed much, in terms of fewer priests. The celibacy is something that wasn't originally required. Hell, there were popes with big families!
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 2:24 pm
It's amazing 'science' always seems to 'find' whatever it is funded for, and never the oppsite. Drich.
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RE: Priest Shortage ??
November 23, 2017 at 2:24 pm
In a tough theconomy, god appears to be down sizing.
Is "big familied popes" a euphemism?
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