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Article: 'VANISHING PRIESTHOOD': ANOTHER VIEW.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- March 2, 1991
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Remarkable, if not telling, was the recent article headlined "Vanishing priesthood: Male celebate clergy dying" that turned up on Page One of a recent issue of The Times Union.
In view of the Catholic priesthood's longevity and its time-tested resiliency, that most daring prophecy seemed to me, a priest of the church, provocative, even breathtaking. Given the somewhat depressing statistics cited in the article - only 17 men from the area are seeking the priesthood - it is not at all surprising that some might mourn (or rejoice) the eventual passing away of the celibate priesthood. Nevertheless let me caution those who are preparing an obituary. Yes, the ...