Or is it the success of the “spirit” of Vatican II?
Since Feb 2020 34 priests have died and just one man has signed up for training. Dublin archdiocese is at a crossroads.
The new strategy "Building Hope" sees Dublin parishes sharing assets including finances, personnel and volunteers and could very well see lay-led liturgies at funerals.
Due to the aging clergy and lack of new admissions into the seminary, the Catholic archdiocese of Dublin is bringing in new measures, including appointing priests to oversee multiple parishes and sharing assets volunteers and finances. They may even allow lay members of the church to preside over funerals.
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