"They actually had lots of priests back then--prior to the GREAT RENEWAL in the wake of that magnanimous council"
Thank God that vocations in traditionalist orders continue to flourish....
http://www.sspx.org/RCRpdfs/2004_rcrs/july_2004_rcr.pdf
And as a matter of fact, vocations to traditional orders in union with Peter continue to fluorish even more abundantly, with the FSSP having more than 120 applicants last year alone.
Due to limited space, however, they could accept only 18. The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is also experiencing tremendous.
The Institute of Christ the King is also experiencing tremendous growth as well.