Sentences with phrase «shortage of priests»

This has nothing to do with the shortage of priests, which is already reversing itself anyway.

Or, in the case of married men, to become permanent deacons, another fast - growing group that is also compensating for the shortage of priests.

The Tabletatura, of course, hate the whole thing; and they object particularly to the reception of communities rather than individuals, quite simply because far more will come, numerically, under this dispensation than under what previously obtained: i.e., special fast - track arrangements for clergy wanting reordination (this has helped substantially with the shortage of priests) but the old business of «individual submission» for the laity, and off with them to some denatured liturgy at the ghastly concrete Catholic barracks down the road.

With clear evidence Philip Lawler explains how one of the most thriving Catholic dioceses in the world collapsed into one with a drastic shortage of priests, closing parishes, and a complete lack of political influence.

If you look at statistics, the vast majority of pedophiles are men, yet the Catholic Church would never think of allowing women to be priests — even with the shortage of priests — never a woman!

and the saga ends when priest candidates are more carefully screened — there's a shortage of priests true but what is needed are good priests not many priests.

The only time the church expands the roles they are allowed is when it is economically necessary and because there is a shortage of priests....

Despite the shortage of priests the Church in central and western Europe ought to have the courage, and the clergy the generosity, to put secular priests at the disposal of the missions and of Latin America.

It may therefore be asked how great is the shortage of priests, if we would gradually make the change to a community church of faith.

This is another consideration which might help to overcome the shortage of priests; for there might well be priests who would be suitable for such a Church of faith and have authority, even though they would be received into the clergy as mature men after a quite differently conceived training.

But in a pluralist society of general education and at a time when the community Church of faith is bound to come, we should surely consider whether the spiritual tactics of the people's Church are still viable, and if the «shortage of priests» does not partly stem from this.

It is perhaps right to consider the problem of the shortage of priests from the same point of view.

If this life is lived with authenticity and commitment he foresees no shortage of priests from all levels of society but particularly from the young.

Not exact matches

They got quite a lot of high - quality priests that way without having to bother with their laity; this mitigated the effects of the shortage of indigenous vocations no end.

I realize that there remains a shortage of Catholic priests in many US dioceses, which means that most priests work extremely hard and bishops are reticent to give them additional tasks.

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.

In addition, the Catholic Church's handling of priest pedophilia was hindered by its long - standing labor shortage, a self - inflicted wound resulting from an unwillingness to ordain married and female clergy.

The priest shortage, coupled with Pope John Paul II's refusal to ordain women or to reconsider the blanket requirement of priestly celibacy, limits the maneuverability of the U.S. bishops.

Hazel lives with her mother (Ellen Burstyn) and gets help from a retired priest (Donald Sutherland) so there is no shortage of star power in director Jason Stone's debut.