There is good news in the data the strongest support for priests is to be found among the younger generation.

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You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You...

You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very...

One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very...

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a...

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a...

Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has...

Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has...

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 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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

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...

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...