There’s an extremely popular article on Time.com: Why Ireland is Running Out of Priests.
The Archbishop of Dublin, made a grim prediction about the future of the church in Ireland: If more young priests aren’t found quickly, the country’s parishes may soon not have enough clergy to survive. The author blames the scandals that have rocked the Catholic Church, Ireland’s growth, criticism over the handling of a sex-abuse case, and etc.
And though these are valid points, one 29 year old priest (the youngest in Ireland), hit the nail on the head: the church needs to carry out structural reforms.
In other words, there’s a need for a fundamental shift. A need for change!
According to one Father: “Good men are being driven out by foolish [rules].”
Why did he say that? Mainly because a priest announced to his congregation he was leaving; he broke a law: he was seeing a woman. Needless, to say he got a standing ovation! He left because he felt he would do something stupid: like get married! 
Change is a necessity but many don’t see it as such. Whether it be Rupert Murdoch and his quest to remove his news sites from Google search, or book agents opposed to self publishing there are those who oppose change rather than adapt to it; unfortunately, even those in ministry.
