tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post6086172136643673834..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: This Year's New PriestsDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-75182663793085682932013-05-09T16:53:27.943-04:002013-05-09T16:53:27.943-04:00Good article, and good point at the end.
The .05...Good article, and good point at the end. <br />The .05% is the number of americans with six or more children, right? I wonder what percentage of Catholics have six or more children? I also wonder how many of the more than five siblings came from the foreign born priests.Skywalkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-40585549690844660682013-05-07T13:05:38.522-04:002013-05-07T13:05:38.522-04:00"Half have more than two siblings"
I th..."Half have more than two siblings"<br /><br />I think this is a key statistic for vocations, not that it necessarily reflects on the faithfulness of the households. I think there is probably a great deal of mental anguish in accepting a vocation when you are the only child or only have one sibling. As an only, there's no one left to take care of your parents. If you have one sibling, the entire responsibility is shifted to that one person.<br /><br />Now I don't know how those fears work out in real life, but I suspect there are many who never investigate a vocation because them.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507330852895229468noreply@blogger.com