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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

No Vested Interest

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1. Anyone who believes being a parish priest

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2013, 09:56 PM

Nov 2013

in today's USA is easy should think again.
They usually are the only priest , in many parishes, and illness strikes or other reason for not being available, the parish is in a pickle.
My parish has had a retired priest in residence as an assistant to the pastor for ca the last 20 years. The REtired priest we had for about 3-4 yrs just died of pancreatic cancer. - He said Mass until the last 2 or 3 months.
The pastor needs hip surgery.
I don't know what the plans are to fill the need.

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Waterloo Catholics Planning to Lose Priest [View all] 47of74 Nov 2013 OP

Anyone who believes being a parish priest No Vested Interest Nov 2013 #1

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I've read of increases in seminarians over the last couple years. goldent Nov 2013 #3