Francis Effect: Numbers of Priests Falling
For the first time in decades, the number of Catholic priests is falling in absolute numbers, although the world population and the [alleged] number of Catholics are growing. These date are contained …More
For the first time in decades, the number of Catholic priests is falling in absolute numbers, although the world population and the [alleged] number of Catholics are growing.
These date are contained in 2017 Church statistics which the Vatican has just published.
Also, the number of seminarians is falling, while the number of bishops is growing.
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These date are contained in 2017 Church statistics which the Vatican has just published.
Also, the number of seminarians is falling, while the number of bishops is growing.
Picture: © Aleteia Image Department, CC BY-SA, #newsCjhfqtjhvv
It is hard to believe anything from the Vatican. Statistics in their hands serve only political purposes. For example, my guess if "real" was defined that those Catholics who attend Mass at least once a week the number of official count of Catholics would be reduced by 80%. The Vatican want a high count in order to lend gravity to their political messages.