Decline of the Catholic Church in Germany
Now with easier to read tables.
The only indicators on the up are permanent deacons (top right) and pastoral assistants (bottom left). The latter have to be paid a wage, so economic pressure has led to the flattening of their growth in recent years. Failed priestly vocations feed into the figures for the permanent deacons. The tables are taken from a German charismatic Catholic publication, ironically called Weg-Bereiter - Preparer of the Way!!! Better to say "taking a tumble over the cliff".
The tables
Diocesan priests: permanent deacons
Priests in religious orders: brothers in religious life
Nuns: secular institutes
Men and women in pastoral service
The red line is the total number in the vocational group. the lower line the number of new members.
Also the post-conciliar catastrophe in figures and more here. This is not a problem just in Germany or Europe. It is a problem for the whole Catholic Church.
The only indicators on the up are permanent deacons (top right) and pastoral assistants (bottom left). The latter have to be paid a wage, so economic pressure has led to the flattening of their growth in recent years. Failed priestly vocations feed into the figures for the permanent deacons. The tables are taken from a German charismatic Catholic publication, ironically called Weg-Bereiter - Preparer of the Way!!! Better to say "taking a tumble over the cliff".
The tables
Diocesan priests: permanent deacons
Priests in religious orders: brothers in religious life
Nuns: secular institutes
Men and women in pastoral service
The red line is the total number in the vocational group. the lower line the number of new members.
Also the post-conciliar catastrophe in figures and more here. This is not a problem just in Germany or Europe. It is a problem for the whole Catholic Church.
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