The number of diocesan priests under the retirement age of 75 will be at least halved in the next ten years and the number of Sunday Masses will have to be reduced, according to the Catholic Bishop of Ossory
The number of diocesan priests under the retirement age of 75 will be at least halved in the next ten years and the number of Sunday Masses will have to be reduced, according to the Catholic Bishop of Ossory, Dermot Farrell.
Bishop Farrell concedes that the necessary changes "may result in a certain loss" but contends that they'll also yield a gain. He says that during the past year, a group comprising priests, laypeople and himself has formulated options for dealing with the "different times" the Church is working in.
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