If this principle is applied also to those who do not practice their faith, hence have no real relation to the community Church of faith, then
the actual number of priests must, indeed, give the impression of a shortage, for there are not even enough priests for all the established parishes and Mass centres.
Not exact matches
So all in all you're going to want to multiply the
number of abuse cases by
priests by a factor
of at least a few hundred to represent the
actual risk ratio for spending time with an individual
priest vs. a teacher.
The mayor's promotion
of the schools has led a growing
number of those who know the
actual facts to compare Rahm Emanuel's cover ups for Noble Street with the Catholic archbishops cover ups
of the more serious abuses by
priests.