Only A Matter of Time Before Celibacy Is No Longer Required of Priests.

 Number of Catholic priests worldwide has declined.

• Ryan Foley | Tue 16 Apr 2024.

  
  

  Number of Catholic priests worldwide has declined While the number of Catholics worldwide slightly increased from 2021 to 2022, new statistics show that the numbe...

  While the number of Catholics worldwide slightly increased from 2021 to 2022, new statistics show that the number of priests continues to decline. CT.
  

Blogger: if married priests convert to Catholicism and are allowed to be priests in the RC Church - it is a pretty small step to remove the 'celibacy clause' which has probably had more than a share of blame for the many reported sexual assaults by a small but significant minority of celibate priests.