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Rose of York	Wednesday, 21. January 2009, 16:21
Administrator Posts: 14,558 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	OsullivanB Wednesday, 21. January 2009, 13:33 Perhaps the loss of authority has something to do with it. Perhaps the fact that junior seminaries are no longer the poor boy's best chance of a decent education is relevant. Perhaps the scandals have tainted the priesthood in some people's eyes. I don't know. But if we don't fearlessly try to identify the causes of the decline we will be unable to address them. Perhaps the confusion over authority has something to do with it. I am all for parish priests taking advantage of the expertise of parishioners but some people think the priests have to do what the committees and councils tell them what to do, in matters of liturgy, property and finance. It is not so. The parish priest is the final authority in all matters pertaining to the parish. I see OSullivan's point regarding education. Long ago, my grandmother saved the wages of her first three sons, determined to raise the money to send one of her children to grammar school. Any one of her sons could have gained an education if he had set off on the path towards priesthood. Scandals? Would that deter a man who has a genuine vocation? I doubt it. My gut feeling is priests don't know whether they are coming or going, too many chiefs are trying to control the indians. In some places clergy morale is low, it is for the bishops to take control and cllarify, for our benefit, just what functions and authority are reserved to the ordained clergy.
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