CWN - October 31, 2012
Only 12 men began studies for the priesthood this autumn in Ireland?s 26 dioceses?a record low.
?On average, just 50% of men who enter Irish seminaries go on to be ordained,? observes Michael Kelly, editor of the Irish Catholic. ?Based on this year?s entry of 12 men remaining steady?if not declining further, as certainly seems possible?approximately 180 Irishmen will be ordained diocesan priests in the next 30 years. At the same time, it is estimated that 1,684 priests will have either died or retired from active ministry in that time-frame.?
Kelly also notes that ?the Dominican friars are the only part of the Church in Ireland bucking the downward trend in vocations? and that Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has made controversial remarks on the current seminarians.
?It is not just that the number of candidates is low; it is also that many of those who present are fragile and some are much more traditional than those who went before them,? the prelate said earlier this year.
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