We are catholic and live in a small town in Illinois. We started out with eight parishes and in two years we are now down to four. Anyone else experiencing a similar situation?
2006-11-25 09:41:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I wasn't referring to churches eliminating priests due to sexual abuse. I just meant that there is a shortage in general, because not as many people are becoming priests.
2006-11-25 13:06:15 · update #1
Those of you that are generalizing all priests as abusers need to open your eyes.
2006-11-25 13:15:32 · update #2
no, i have lots of good priests in new england. i dont kno about u put i've had it up to here with people bitchin over the pedo preist thing, there are creep pervos everywere people!!! sheesh! i bet there are tons of sex offenders in schools an boy scouts an big brothers for fatherless whatevers that no one gives a flyin **** about becuase they just use the priest pedos to bash religion cuz they r hateful bastards!
2006-11-25 09:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Boston there was lots of pedophile priests not too long ago. It cost the church millions. I'm not even Catholic but I think its very sad.
2006-11-25 17:43:20 · answer #2 · answered by kurticus1024 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all the priests in my town just go on myspace to meet young boys. So much for the old-fashioned way.
2006-11-25 17:43:28 · answer #3 · answered by | 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope.
There's plenty of priests in my area.
There's a predominant hispanic and Italian population.
2006-11-25 17:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by Joey Joe, yo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. My city is affected in that there are many less sexually aboused boys now that there are less priests.
2006-11-25 17:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by troyboy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a great trend. This world would be better off with less religion.
2006-11-25 17:42:45 · answer #6 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's probably a good thing, it shows they are getting the molestors off the streets ( I mean churches)
2006-11-25 17:43:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes,the children are safer.
2006-11-25 18:00:56 · answer #8 · answered by festeringhump 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but I certainly hope so. They're all perverts in my opinion.
2006-11-25 17:43:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋