I must be in a theological / religious state of mind (note the prior post). Here’s an interesting article on the phenomenon of an expanding number of seminarians in Poland. They are in demand throughout Europe, with more than 100 of them in the mission land of England! BBC NEWS | Europe | Polish priests fill European gaps They seem to be assuming the role of the Irish.
About a quarter of all young men training to become Roman Catholic priests in Europe are Polish.
And Polish priests are increasingly in demand to plug the gaps in the rest of the continent.
At the seminary in Lublin, in south-eastern Poland, there are 171 young men preparing for the priesthood.
They are among 7,131 from all over the country.
Compare that to traditionally Catholic Spain. Its population is similar to Poland’s, but in 2001 it had fewer than 1,800 seminarians.
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