Maltese Missionary in Bataan, Philippines: “If viri probati is a solution, why not? Because of the decline in vocations, we could be losing our Catholic faithful to other sects —as we have already experienced in some parts of the country where there are less priests"; 1 priest per 8,500 in Philippines (2017)

Source: https://asiapacificreport.nz/2017/07/12/debate-in-philippines-as-clergy-assess-gains-costs-of-married-priests/ (22 Nov. 2019)

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Like Father Mifsud, a Maltese missionary serving in Bataan province (north of Manila, on Luzon Island), who said the Catholic Church had been losing adherents to other religious groups because of the lack of priests.

“If viri probati is a solution, why not? Because of the decline in vocations, we could be losing our Catholic faithful to other sects —as we have already experienced in some parts of the country where there are less priests,” Father Mifsud said.