KANSAS CITY (MO)
National Catholic Reporter
January 28, 2019
By Dan Morris-Young
Has the onslaught of church sex abuse and authority exploitation disclosures of recent months given men who are actively discerning priestly vocations pause to step back, hold the church in contempt, even walk away?
Apparently not at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon, according to students, faculty and staff there.
If anything, the crisis seems to have galvanized the resolve of many priesthood-seekers at the West Coast’s largest seminary to serve the church rather than stiff-arm it.
“I have noticed no decrease in zealousness for the priesthood” on campus, Anthony Rosas, a seminarian of the Diocese of Orange, California, told NCR. “Of course, we talk about it. You have to call a spade a spade. This has been awful.”
A convert, Rosas said his parents naturally wanted to know about the sex abuse crisis but they remain supportive of his vocation. After visiting with friends and priests of his home diocese as well as reflecting “on the need for strong, holy priests,” Rosas said he is more resolved than ever to reach ordination.
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