The shortage of outback priests will be a point of discussion when a congregation of Australian Bishops meet in Rome, and may be discussed with the Pope.
The administrator of the Wilcannia-Forbes diocese, Bishop Kevin Manning said a lack of men joining the priesthood is of great concern. He thinks one of causes of low priest numbers is the difficulty that exists in promoting vocations in an area where, “the priests may not be in great standing…that’s why I say this matter of clerical abuse hasn’t helped the image of the priesthood here at all.”
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Natalie Whiting is a radio joirnalist working for the ABC in Broken Hill.
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