[Smellyoldgit]

Excuse me while I have a little weep.

Pope Francis: The Church Is “Hemorrhaging” Priests; “God Only Knows” Our Future.

Oh no. The horror. The future of the Catholic Church is in peril because, Pope Francis says, fewer people feel the need to become priests and nuns.

The pope is reportedly concerned about the “hemorrhaging” of nuns and priests, especially throughout Europe, where the number of priests has dropped by 2,502 since 2014, leading to a “crisis of vocations” in the region.

How many seminaries, churches, monasteries and convents will be closed in the next few years?” he asked. “God only knows.”

Also, is there really a shortage of priests? You don’t need the supply when there’s less demand. The pope may want more priests, but the bottom line is that he really wants more believers. In most of the developed world, Catholicism has been in rapid decline over the past several decades.

Ahh ..... I feel so much better after a good sob.