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- Title
Catholic Religious Vocations and Rational Choice: Some Evidence.
- Authors
Condon, Daniel
- Abstract
The decline in the number of Roman Catholic clergy has been well documented in both the popular and academic press. Most research argues that the decline began in the 1960's and has continued steadily since then. The decline in numbers has been confirmed for both diocesan and order priests as well as orders of religious women. This decline in clergy is in direct contrast to the increase in the number of Catholics. Schoenherr and Young (1993) document this trend for the United States concluding that the most significant reason for the decline is the decrease in the number of ordinations. Starke and Finke (2000) report similar declines for North America and Western Europe.
- Subjects
UNITED States; RELIGIOUS life of clergy; CATHOLIC Church; CHRISTIANS; PRIESTHOOD -- Recruiting; RELIGIOUS groups; CLERGY
- Publication
Journal of Applied Business & Economics, 2012, Vol 13, Issue 5, p58
- ISSN
1499-691X
- Publication type
Article