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The calamitous decline of the Catholic Church In the U.S.
In 1965 there were 58,000 priests in the U.S.; in 2002 there were 45,000, of whom 16% come from other countries.
In 1965 there were 1,575 ordinations to the priesthood; in 2002 there were 450.
In 1965 there were 49,000 seminarians; in 2002 there were 4,700.
In 1965 there were 180,000 sisters; in 2002 there were 75,000, with an average age of 68.
In 1965 there were 1,556 Catholic high schools; in 2002 there were 786. In 1965 there were 10,503 Catholic grade schools; in 2002 there were 6,623.
In 1958 weekly Mass attendance was 74%; in 2000 it was 25%.
In 1968 there were 338 annulments; in 2002 there were 50,000.
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