Priest Vocation Crisis? Yea Right!

Dioceses corrupted by heresy in the United States cry for women priestesses and married priests because their seminaries are empty. The latest disclosure of vocations by the Church’s annual statistics are surprising! Worldwide, the number of major seminarians stands at 110,000 up from the dismal low of 60,000 in 1975. In other words, we have had a 75% increase in the number of seminarians over the past two decades. The increase in vocations has even been seen in parts of the United States such as, in the dioceses of Arlington (VA), Denver (C0), Philadelphia (PA), Lincoln (NEB), and Peoria (ILL). Father James Gould, vocation direct for Arlington Va., said, “ that their problem is that they don't have enough beds for all the priests that they are ordaining.” (about 23 in the past 2 years) The diocese of Lincoln with a population of just 84,000 Catholics has 45 seminarians. Compare that to unorthodox dioceses such as Milwaukee (Catholic pop. 680,000) and Los Angeles (Catholic pop. 3 million) and their seminaries are empty.

Why are some dioceses in the United States and many others around the world experiencing a springtime in vocations? The answer is those dioceses which promote loyalty to the pope and the magisterial teaching of the Church are fulfilling the needs of young men seeking the priesthood. The candidates today see the errors of the 1960’s and 70’s and do not want to become politically correct priests which stand for nothing and fall for everything. Orthodox diocese have been mobilizing priests and lay people to call young men to the religious life despite the opposition of those who rail against a male, celibate priesthood. So while dioceses infected with heresy cry and make lame excuses because the young are not buying their agenda, orthodox bishops and vocation directors have been cooperating with the Holy Spirit and getting results!

Human Life International conducted a study of 15 unorthodox and 15 orthodox diocese in the United States from the period 1956 to 1996. Brian Clowes Ph.D. found that orthodox dioceses have five times more ordinations than their unorthodox counterparts during the same time period. The orthodox dioceses also had 12% more priests in 1996 than in 1956. Hard to believe, but true. Source: Call to Action or Call to Apostasy? Brian Clowes Ph.D.

Major Seminarians Worldwide:

Oceania-861

North America---------------5,413

Central America----------------------------------------9,589

South America--------------------------------------------------------------------------------18,041

Africa---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18,156

Asia---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25,169

Europe---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28,641

Priests in United States:

1965 - 58,132

1995 - 49,551

Priests Worldwide:
404,336