sábado, janeiro 09, 2010

MAIS UM SINAL DA QUEDA DA CRISTANDADE EM PORTUGAL - REDUÇÃO NOTÓRIA DO NÚMERO DE VIGÁRIOS DO JUDEU MORTO

A crise de vocações sacerdotais na Igreja Católica continua a acentuar-se. Este ano, em Portugal, vão ser ordenados 38 novos padres diocesanos, menos oito do que no ano passado, o que representa uma quebra de cerca de vinte por cento.
Das vinte dioceses portuguesas, apenas três, Portalegre, Beja e Faro não contarão com qualquer ordenação, sendo que Lamego, com cinco diáconos em estágio, é a que será palco de maior número de missas novas.
O presidente da Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa (CEP) admite a 'cada vez maior dificuldade' da Igreja em atrair novas vocações, afirma que os dados revelam que 'o trabalho da pastoral vocacional não pode abrandar', mas salienta que 'o número de padres a ordenar este ano não está longe da média (39) registada nos últimos 10 a 15 anos'.
'A pastoral vocacional tem sido uma das nossas apostas e, deve dizer-se, as coisas têm funcionado muito bem. Agora, ser padre é algo de muito exigente, o que, à partida, afasta as pessoas', diz D. Jorge Ortiga, que aponta a formação de leigos como uma das formas de contornar a cada vez mais evidente falta de padres.
De resto, o arcebispo de Braga, que lidera a Igreja portuguesa, sublinha que, além das poucas ordenações, há o elevado número de óbitos a tornar as coisas mais difíceis.
'Não podemos esquecer que a média de idades do clero, em Portugal, é superior a 60 anos e que, nas últimas quatro décadas, todos os anos tem morrido o dobro dos padres que se ordenam', disse D. Jorge Ortiga ao Correio da Manhã.

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3 Comments:

Anonymous Pedro said...

Encaro esta notícia com agrado pois sou ateu.

9 de janeiro de 2010 às 01:58:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

A IGREJA SE MATOU; PENA QUE LEVOU O OCIDENTE (DE ORIGEM PAGÃ) JUNTO COM ELA..!!

9 de janeiro de 2010 às 03:31:00 WET  
Anonymous Anónimo said...

India: Bimaru: The Poorest States in India Awaken

Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, once called “the sick states” have increased their development up to 11%. Orissa also has a good development (8.74%). But corruption, terrorism and Maoism is also growing because the wealth of these states is not distributed equitably, leaving very poor groups in the population.

They had been called Bimaru (in Hindi language means sick) the four Indian states: Bihar,

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the most poor states in India along with Orissa; but now they are catching up and also performing better than the Indian average of 8.49. Bihar, for example has broken the two digits figure. From 2004 to 2009, Bihar average growth had been 11.03. Uttarahkand (that was part of Uttar Pradesh) had an average of 9.31 in the same period; Jharkhand (that was part of Bihar) had a growth of 8.45, Chhattisgarh (that was part of Madhya Pradesh) a good growth of 7.35. Three of these states had been carved out in 2000. That can show that smaller states can perform better or that development produce the need of autonomy.

So the fast development of India is not only produced or in favor of the already industrialized states but is spreading also to the less developed areas of the country.

Orissa’s performance, 8.74%, is also remarkable, since 10 years ago it had the worst fiscal indicators among all the states. The chief minister, Nveen Patnaik hs been a major force in accelerating growth and stabilizing state finances. His image as a clean politician has been tarnished recently by report of widespread corruption. Land acquisition problems and Maoist violence have highlighted continuing tribal travails, and the murder of Christians s a blot on his secular record. Yet he should be praised for making Orissa stage a huge turnaround.

The same credit should be given to Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar, with its annual growth of 11.03 represents the fastest growing state in India together with Gujarat 11.05. Under the previous administration of Lalu Prasad, Bihar was at the bottom of development.

Fast growth in poor states does not automatically mean that growth has reached all poor people. Major beneficiaries include a creamy layer of politically well-connected people. The spread of Maoism in some of these states, like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh an Orissa suggest a widespread tribal distress.

The poor states remain far behind the rest of India. Maoism, terrorism and corruption are growing. Yet, the economic gap between some poor and rich states is shrinking dramatically.

http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=17277&size=A

9 de janeiro de 2010 às 21:15:00 WET  

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