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Article: Study compares priestly models: Catholic and Orthodox clergy surveyed on morale, support.(NATION)
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- February 23, 2007
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Are American Orthodox and Catholic clergy content with their life choices to enter the priesthood? What are the chief sources of satisfaction in their priestly work and what major problems do they encounter on a daily basis? How does the decision to marry or remain celibate affect their priesthood?
These are among topics probed in a 2006 study published in two papers, titled: "Comparing the Models: Orthodox and Roman Catholic Clergy in America" and "Satisfaction and Morale Among Parish Clergy: What American Catholic and Orthodox Priests Can Learn from Each Other."
The papers emerged from random sample surveys of both clergies conducted by sociologists ...