[NYer]

First, cultural Catholicism in America is dying. People aren’t Catholic now because they’re Irish or Italian or Polish. They’re Catholic because they believe the Catholic faith. While cultural Catholicism continues to die out committed Catholicism will continue to rise. Cultural catholicism doesn’t produce vocations. Committed Catholicism does.

Good observation! Ethnic parishes are a thing of the past. The problem still plagues many of the Eastern Catholic parishes that try to maintain their ethnic heritage. Unless they adapt, their doors will also close.

Benedict XVI: The days of culturally transmitted Catholicism, or what some might call Catholicism by osmosis, are over and done with.

[karnage]

Perhaps as well as good, committed priests, this new Church Militant will also have proofreaders!

[GOP_Party_Animal]

A pope, bishop, priest or theologian was therefore either “conservative” ... or they were “liberal” in favor of the “Spirit of Vatican 2″ and progressive.

I don't know if this priest gets out much, but those divisions are still quite firmly in place.

...a younger generation of Catholics ... don’t care that much for the traditionalist agenda.
These are the young people who are filing traditional religious orders with young vocations.

Uh... Huh?

[PGR88]

I had a good friend consider entering the Catholic priesthood in the 1980’s - but found it full of effeminate, emotional lefties.

So he joined the US Marine Corp instead.

[Bigg Red]

I find his comments about us pre-V2 Catholics to be insulting.

Well, Father, I may be old, but I know how to proofread my work.

I pray he is right about an increase in priestly vocations, though.

[SuziQ]

But we will be supplied with good, courageous and strong priests.

Which is exactly what we need at this time. My b-i-l is a priest and he's had several young men who he has mentored in the Seminary. A couple didn't finish, because they realized the vocation wasn't for them, one has stepped back to make sure it's what he wants, but he's had several who have gone on to be strong, good priests, because they modeled themselves after him. He also an EXCELLENT homilist!