SCOTLAND
Herald Scotland
Wednesday 11 December 2013
At first sight, it is yet more evidence of the secularisation of the nation.
The number of regular Catholic church-goers in the Galloway diocese has dropped by half since 1990 while the number of priests has fallen from 55 to 23. With such a huge geographical area to be covered, between Dumfries, Galloway and all the Ayrshires, some priests are ministering to four sparsely attended parishes at once. Some must feel as if they spend more time in their cars than they do seeing the faithful.
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