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Traditional Catholic Faith => Catholic Living in the Modern World => Topic started by: cassini on January 10, 2026, 05:28:53 AM

Title: Interesting statistics on priesthood
Post by: cassini on January 10, 2026, 05:28:53 AM

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/number-of-catholic-priests-continues-to-decline-worldwide-as-traditional-societies-grow/?utm_source=daily-usa-2026-01-10&utm_medium=email

Title: Re: Interesting statistics on priesthood
Post by: moneil on January 10, 2026, 09:48:26 AM

From the posted article:

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Meanwhile, the number of permanent deacons, who may marry, continues to rise worldwide, with an increase of 1,234 permanent deacons in 2023.

A technical point, and I'm not meaning to imply that misinformation is being presented by LifeSite News, but the quoted paragraph should read: "... permanent deacons, who MAY BE married ...".  A married man may be ordained to the permanent deaconate.  If he becomes widowed he cannot remarry.  If a single man is a candidate for ordination to the deaconate he takes a vow of celibacy.