........Catholics started disappearing. Mass attendances dipped, Baptisms, Weddings and even Funerals were down, Priests and religious departed in droves, Vocations to the priesthood went out the window and Nuns....where did they go to?
The head count of Catholics worldwide took a nosedive. What was going on?
Why was this haemorrhaging taking place? Things had been looking so good....what could possibly be causing this?
The decline in priestly vocations is perhaps the most dramatic example of just how far we fell, in England and Wales - and are still falling although there is some evidence of a revival of sorts (while, on the other hand, Ushaw is closed).
The following chart shows the decline of vocations only from 1982 to 2009. It would be interesting to see a chart showing numbers of priests who left the church from 1969-1980
The head count of Catholics worldwide took a nosedive. What was going on?
Why was this haemorrhaging taking place? Things had been looking so good....what could possibly be causing this?
The decline in priestly vocations is perhaps the most dramatic example of just how far we fell, in England and Wales - and are still falling although there is some evidence of a revival of sorts (while, on the other hand, Ushaw is closed).
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