"What should be hope for the Church is actually a tremendous headache from an institutional perspective. I have witnessed many bishops here saying, "No, vocations are on the rise." They don't say the same thing about religious vocations because evidently that would be a lie as the numbers are very clear."
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Bishops calls for changes in methodology at CELAM conference (29 May 2007) Catholic News Agency
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