Two side notes: some have maintained one reason why fewer men are becoming priests these days is because of the emphasis on the equality of religious and lay vocations. (Roughly speaking, these people argue: religious life is much harder, so if both lifestyles are just as good, why do the harder one?) I don't fully agree with this argument. The difficulty of the priesthood would pale in comparison to the nature of the service to which the priest is called. The difficulty dissuades only because the truly transcendent and spiritual aspects of the priesthood are downplayed these days. If the priest is no more than a glorified psychologist and social worker, no wonder why men aren't drawn to the priesthood. The secular world does these things better, and you can have the comforts of a secular lifestyle

# posted by Squach : 1:35 AM   |