Zone1 the Catholic Church in Europe has fewer and fewer priests

[Carl in Michigan]

nothing against them.

my question is ...

if we must import priests because of a shortage, there must be something wrong

When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?

The answer is VERY LITTLE

 

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When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?

The answer is VERY LITTLE

Oh ye of little faith.

It’s human nature to overestimate the bad and underestimate the good.

 

[BreezeWood]

I bet you are a lot of fun at parties.

which party would that be ...

the weekly hoedown in laredo texas. the fun christianity has displayed from its beginning to the present day.

 

[initforme]

If they run out of priests then they will figure it out. Or not.

 

[ding]

which party would that be ...

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the weekly hoedown in laredo texas. the fun christianity has displayed from its beginning to the present day.

I’ve chosen the better portion. Life is good.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

There must be something in the water that has you idiots fixated on eternal damnation because you guys all seem to be parroting the same argument.

Fatcatnip

The rulers have drugged the water supply.

 

[Zebra]

If they run out of priests then they will figure it out. Or not.

how?

 

[Zebra]

a German bishop, Wiesemann, has now spoken in favour of making the celibat voluntary

 

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a German bishop, Wiesemann, has now spoken in favour of making the celibat voluntary

Good luck with that. I can't think of a better way to discredit the beliefs of the Church other than caving to peer pressure.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I can't think of a better way to discredit the beliefs of the Church other than caving to peer pressure.

Better than caving in to queer pressure to keep Straights out of the seminary

 

[ding]

Better than caving in to queer pressure to keep Straights out of the seminary

Without commenting on the validity of your statement, why would you care? Are you Catholic?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Without commenting on the validity of your statement, why would you care? Are you Catholic?

A Catholic wouldn't be allowed to comment on his own church's frigid puritanical insanity

 

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A Catholic wouldn't be allowed to comment on his own church's frigid puritanical insanity

Why not?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Why not?

.

As a Catholic, I feel perfectly free to hold any opinion about the church.

The only people who can't say the same are the priests, who get cancelled if they don't agree with the Vatican.

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[Zebra]

A Catholic wouldn't be allowed to comment on his own church's frigid puritanical insanity

Lots of Catholics are critical

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Why not?

Thus Spake Zorro's Sister

Because he'd be brainwashed by his nuns that being frigid is holy.

 

[Mashmont]

The Mass Is for Masochists

Celibacy is unnatural. So is believing that a divine being would punish himself for the sins of other people.

Atheists have no concept of self denial.

 

[ding]

Thus Spake Zorro's Sister

Because he'd be brainwashed by his nuns that being frigid is holy.

Didn’t happen to me. Did that happen to you?

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Atheists have no concept of self denial.

But eunuchs do

 

[Polishprince]

the time will come, when they have practically none.

what to do?

1 allow priests to marry
2 allow women to become priests

Else they must import priests from India etc

Europe may have fewer and fewer priests, but they also have fewer and fewer Catholics The key stat here isn't the gross # of priests in a country, but the # of priests per Roman Catholic citizens.