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A small - and growing! - percentage of clergy now officially serve as 'free range priests'

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Fr. Cathie Caimano
May 20, 2024
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Ok, I admit it ... I'm a church geek. I love statistics, data, and learning more about how we're sharing Good News.

But I've learned to steel myself against bad news. Every time a new survey or report comes out, every time Pew Research writes an article, I expect to hear the church is declining and even members don't show up that much anymore.
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