From the book of numbers. (News: signs of the times).Today's younger priests are like older priests of 1970, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a sociological study released in February called "Changing Commitments and Attitudes of Catholic Priests, 1970-2001." In addition to younger priests in 2001 holding similar views to those of older priests in 1970 on many church issues, Catholic News Service reports that the study, by Catholic University of America Catholic University of America, at Washington, D.C.; the national university of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States; coeducational; founded 1887 and opened 1889. sociologist Dean R, Hoge and doctoral student Jacqueline E. Wenger, also found that compared with priests in 1970, priests in 2001. * were happier as a whole * were less likely to think of leaving the priesthood * were less likely to think they would marry if celibacy became optional * were more concerned about overwork overwork the condition produced by working a draft animal or working dog, an eventing or endurance horse too hard. See also exhaustion. and unrealistic demands of laypeople lay·peo·ple or lay people pl.n. Laymen and laywomen. . Since 1970, the U.S. Catholic population increased more than 30 percent, and the total number of nonretired priests declined 30 to 35 percent, the study also found. |
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