Catholic Priest rejects Pope, 2,000 Years of Catholicism: Examiner slams Liberal Priest

In a paper not known for its friendliness to Catholicism, the San Francisco Examiner, Kevin Whiteman takes a liberal priest to task for liberal honesty and makes some interesting but oft omitted citations when it comes to liberal news media reporting.

According to 'Index of Leading Catholic Indicators: The Church Since Vatican II' by Kenneth C. Jones, here are just a few examples of the grand and sweeping changes that have come about since the Second Vatican Council;

* Mass Attendence. In A 1958 Gallup Poll reported that 75% of Catholics attended church on Sundays. A recent study by the University of Notre Dame found that only 25% now attend.
* Priests. While the number of priests in the United States more than doubled to 58,000, between 1930 and 1965, since then that number has fallen to 45,000. By 2020, there will be only 31,000 priests left, and more than half of these priests will be over 70.
* Ordinations. In 1965, 1,575 new priests were ordained in the United States. In 2002, the number was 450. In 1965, only 1% of U.S. parishes were without a priest. Today, there are 3,000 priestless parishes, 15% of all U.S. parishes.
* Nuns. In 1965, there were 104,000 teaching nuns. Today, there are 8,200, a decline of 94% since the end of Vatican II.

Catholic Priest rejects Pope, 2,000 Years of Catholicism

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