Traditional Catholicism Is Winning

In his Holy Thursday homily at St. Peter's Basilica on April 5, Pope Benedict XVI denounced calls from some Catholics for optional celibacy among priests and for women's ordination. The pope said that "true renewal" comes only through the "joy of faith" and "radicalism of obedience."

And renewal is coming. After the 2002 scandal about sexual abuse by clergy, progressive Catholics were predicting the end of the celibate male priesthood in books like "Full Pews and Empty Altars" and "The Death of Priesthood." Yet today the number of priestly ordinations is steadily increasing.

A new seminary is to be built near Charlotte, N.C., and the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., has expanded its facilities to accommodate the surge in priestly candidates. Boston's Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley recently told the National Catholic Register that when he arrived in 2003 to lead that archdiocese he was advised to close the seminary. Now there are 70 men in Boston studying to be priests, and the seminary has had to turn away candidates for lack of space.

According to the Vatican's Central Office of Church Statistics, there were more than 5,000 more Catholic priests world-wide in 2009 than there were in 1999. This is welcome news for a growing Catholic population that has suffered through a real shortage of priests.

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guest

When sin is found, it is rooted out. Glad to hear there will be more 'traditional' priests.
Jim

Well we know the line of Priests coming from the tribe of Levi had married priests, one being the Father of John the Baptist. So there is certainly no prohibition by GOD for priests to be married. Would certainly solve the question about having sex while a priest unless of course the priest is a homosexual from the start.
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  Scripture indicates that Peter, whom the catholics call their 1st Pope, was married. 1 Corinthians 9:5__"Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?"__
George L

We just need to have faith in Jesus Christ, he will not let us down. WAKE UP AMERICA.
http://youtu.be/zjgBhpanOfQ Despeville

Roman Catholic sacrificial priesthood is completely illegal, false and made up abomination and there is not even one letter pointing to it in New Testament. In fact there are whole passages there pointing to something completely and utterly different. Only One Sacrificial Priest who at the same time is One and Finished Sacrifice for sins of people given to Him by The Father (John 6:37) – Jesus Christ Lord of Glory The Righteous and Perfect Savior.
Evermyrtle

As I understand according it according there is to be a major church that will leading in the evils, in the end days and that the church is the Catholic Church. There is only one more Pope to be appointed and will lead in this massive work for Satan.
Evermyrtle

OOPS! we need only one "according" in the above post.
msjallen

Ritual without reality if meaningless.
Chris P

How can one organization do so much harm to this great planet? Totally ignoring reality at every step of the way. Growth, money and control its only goal.
J W

Better a Catholic than a Muslim or Democrat.
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  Amen, JW. I am a former Catholic, but would revert back if being a muslim or democrat were the only choices I had.
Vladimir

Since no single man would have been allowed to speak in a synagogue around 33 AD, there is an indication that Jesus was married.