One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very serious problems. They are not new. They did not develop yesterday or last year.

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In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women...

In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women...

I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is...

I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is...

It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools....

It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools....

The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is...

The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is...

It is also asserted that the election settled the matters of the war and the...

It is also asserted that the election settled the matters of the war and the...

Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find...

Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find...

Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the...

Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the...

An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody who's kind...

An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody who's kind...

Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married...

Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married...

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who...

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who...

Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their...

Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their...

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than...

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than...

There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues...

There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues...

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your...

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your...

I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And...

I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And...

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left...

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left...

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they...

The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they...

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after...

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after...