Men becoming priests at mid-life
I certainly welcome this. I think that mature individuals, widowers or not married, may well be the best thing that has happened to the Church in many years. As the Church refuses to look at other people who could well be a help to settle the vocation crisis (women and married priests) this may be a stop-gap measure to help the shortage of priests. These men seem to come to the later vocation not only with a certainty of decision but with a wealth of personal experience in the world that many young people right out of university could never have. This could be the wave of the future for vocations. And that wouldn't be a bad thing at all...
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