Gloria.TV News on the 29th of October 2015 Catholic: Bishop Bernard Fellay, the Superior General of the SSPX, notices in the Final Report of the Synod on the Family several breaches opened up in the …More
Gloria.TV News on the 29th of October 2015
Catholic: Bishop Bernard Fellay, the Superior General of the SSPX, notices in the Final Report of the Synod on the Family several breaches opened up in the name of a relativistic pastoral - quotation-mark - “mercy”. Quote: “The general impression that this document gives is of confusion, which will not fail to be exploited in a sense contrary to the constant teaching of the Church.” OnePeterFive.com comments: “The most authentically Catholic analysis of the Synod comes to us from Bishop Fellay.”
Mercy? Jesuit Father James Martin, the editor of the Jesuit magazine America published an unusual tweet. Quote: “A message to all you haters out there: I’m going to continue to preach a merciful God. So get ready for more mercy. A whole year of it.” Father Zuhlsdorff replied: “Haters? Are you 15, Father Martin?” [Errata: this quotation was taken from Father Zuhlsdorff's blog, but it was originally published here]
Elliot Milco, a former student and …More
Catholic: Bishop Bernard Fellay, the Superior General of the SSPX, notices in the Final Report of the Synod on the Family several breaches opened up in the name of a relativistic pastoral - quotation-mark - “mercy”. Quote: “The general impression that this document gives is of confusion, which will not fail to be exploited in a sense contrary to the constant teaching of the Church.” OnePeterFive.com comments: “The most authentically Catholic analysis of the Synod comes to us from Bishop Fellay.”
Mercy? Jesuit Father James Martin, the editor of the Jesuit magazine America published an unusual tweet. Quote: “A message to all you haters out there: I’m going to continue to preach a merciful God. So get ready for more mercy. A whole year of it.” Father Zuhlsdorff replied: “Haters? Are you 15, Father Martin?” [Errata: this quotation was taken from Father Zuhlsdorff's blog, but it was originally published here]
Elliot Milco, a former student and …More
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Statistics can be misleading. The total number of priests and religious in Africa is still lower than it is in Europe. The number is increasing in Africa and decreasing in Europe, but the sum total is still higher in Europe.
The truth is that the western countries are actually among the areas in the world least affected by a priest shortage. Despite what you may think, Africa still has a much bigger …More
Statistics can be misleading. The total number of priests and religious in Africa is still lower than it is in Europe. The number is increasing in Africa and decreasing in Europe, but the sum total is still higher in Europe.
The truth is that the western countries are actually among the areas in the world least affected by a priest shortage. Despite what you may think, Africa still has a much bigger priest shortage than the west does.
to give some figures, you may consider this. From www.catholic-hierarchy.org
Archdiocese of Berlin 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 949, in 1950 it was 1375
Archdiocese of Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 5000, in 1950 when it was still a Belgian colony it was 1023
Archdioese of Capua (Italy) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 2345, in 1950 it was 874
Archdiocese of Beira (Mozambique) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 12641, in 1950 when it was a Portuguese colony it was 636
Archdiocese of Liverpool (UK) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 1564, in 1950 it was 614
Archdiocese of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 7402, in 1950 when it was a French colony it was 1675
Diocese of Gent (Belgium) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 2170, in 1950 it was 673
Archdiocese of Cape town (South Africa) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 1887, in 1950 it was 418 -
Archdiocese of Krakow (Poland) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 729, in 1950 it was 1111
Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kenya) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 4959, in 1949 when it was still a British colony it was 657
the reason why many of these african countries had such a low ratio when they were european colonies is partly because there were so many missionary priests (most of them European) at that time and the number of baptized catholics was also lower, so the ratio was significantly less at that time. But today, despite what you may think, they have a bigger vocation shortage than the west does, because so many have been baptized and joined the church in Africa, but the rate of increase in vocations hasn't quite matched it.
By contrast, the west has lost a huge amount of its membership and the number of vocations has decreased as well, but the total ratio is still healthier than what it is in most of Africa.
The truth is that the western countries are actually among the areas in the world least affected by a priest shortage. Despite what you may think, Africa still has a much bigger priest shortage than the west does.
to give some figures, you may consider this. From www.catholic-hierarchy.org
Archdiocese of Berlin 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 949, in 1950 it was 1375
Archdiocese of Kinshasa (DR Congo) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 5000, in 1950 when it was still a Belgian colony it was 1023
Archdioese of Capua (Italy) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 2345, in 1950 it was 874
Archdiocese of Beira (Mozambique) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 12641, in 1950 when it was a Portuguese colony it was 636
Archdiocese of Liverpool (UK) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 1564, in 1950 it was 614
Archdiocese of Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) 2012, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 7402, in 1950 when it was a French colony it was 1675
Diocese of Gent (Belgium) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 2170, in 1950 it was 673
Archdiocese of Cape town (South Africa) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 1887, in 1950 it was 418 -
Archdiocese of Krakow (Poland) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 729, in 1950 it was 1111
Archdiocese of Nairobi (Kenya) 2013, the number of catholics for each priest (average) is 4959, in 1949 when it was still a British colony it was 657
the reason why many of these african countries had such a low ratio when they were european colonies is partly because there were so many missionary priests (most of them European) at that time and the number of baptized catholics was also lower, so the ratio was significantly less at that time. But today, despite what you may think, they have a bigger vocation shortage than the west does, because so many have been baptized and joined the church in Africa, but the rate of increase in vocations hasn't quite matched it.
By contrast, the west has lost a huge amount of its membership and the number of vocations has decreased as well, but the total ratio is still healthier than what it is in most of Africa.