Response to Question on Whether Having Female Altar Servers Have Lowered Priestly Vocations

Question: "Have Co-Ed Altar Servers Contributed to the Priest Shortage?"

Response:

Female altar servers are allowed in places like Africa [and India], and they have a booming seminary rate more than traditional Orders or [orthdox] dioceses in the West.

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Addendum (10/21/2026): Female altar servers are also allowed in Indonesia, Vietnam and South Korea where seminaries are booming.

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