2006-12-27 00:36:16 · 11 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, in 2004 worldwide there were 405,450 priests and 776,269 religious sisters.
And in 2005 in the U.S. there were 41,794 priests and 66,608 religious sisters.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-27 14:49:54 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nun is not an equivalent to a priest, but to a monk. There are no female equivalents for priests in the Catholic Church, all the high positions are reserved for men.
2006-12-27 00:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by Elly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 2000 there were 801,185 nuns worldwide compared to 968,526 in 1975
Catholic priests currently number over 400,000 worldwide
2006-12-27 01:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nowhere near. The Vatican reported that there were slightly more than 400,000 Catholic preists worldwide in 2004. There have never been that many nuns. The best estimate is 60,000 in 2006.
2006-12-27 00:51:25 · answer #4 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have pronounced, the Roman Catholic church could often basically settle for somebody in the event that they have been in the closet (and of path, remains celibate - as all RC monks and nuns are predicted to be). different denominations: there are a number of them! the only closest in some the thank you to the RC church is the Episcopal church right here in the U. S.. Congregational church homes additionally settle for gays/lesbians as carry out a little Methodist and Lutheran church homes. i be attentive to there are others ---- those are basically a number of hte greater mainstream ones.
2016-10-28 11:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and they are unrelated ministries. The presbyterate, the diaconate and the episcopate are formal ministries of service, proclamation of the word, charity and celebration. The monastic life is a call to holiness in community. Monks and nuns renounce money, sex and power leaving themselves only with Christ. The number of people called to the monastic life tends to vary with the times. It is the ultimate in counter culture lifestyles. The clergy are often monks, but they are not required to be.
2006-12-27 02:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by OPM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In the USA, there are about 71,000 nuns as opposed to about 47,000 priests.
I'd imagine the ratios are pretty similar in most other countries.
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2006-12-27 00:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe there are far more nuns than priests.
2006-12-27 00:44:38 · answer #8 · answered by mediocritis 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there are more men in religious vocations then women, especially since a woman's choice is no longer marry or become a nun as it once was in the past.
2006-12-27 00:43:42 · answer #9 · answered by sister steph 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't have any actual data, but just from my catholic schooling, i would say that there are more nuns than preists.
2006-12-27 00:39:36 · answer #10 · answered by pastor of muppets 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋