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美國和歐洲天主教會當地神父短缺 從非洲和亞洲聘請

美國和歐洲天主教會當地神父短缺 從非洲和亞洲聘請

2014?10?6

據喬治城大學使徒應用研究中心(Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University)表示,美國、歐洲和世界上其他國家的天主教會越來越難找到當地神父,從而這些地方越來越多神父都是從非洲和亞洲聘請。

使徒應用研究中心周四在該中心的博客1964上強調發表的一份報告表示,「美國、歐洲以及世界上沒有當地神父講道的其他地區教會更為普遍的是在使用來自非洲和亞洲神父。」

該報告解釋說,世界各地每個天主教神父帶領的天主教徒比例從1980年的1895人增長到2012年的2965人。

這份報道表示,神父的普遍短缺現象也妨礙了天主教社區建立新教區的進程。

「從全球來看,2012年主教和宗教社區加起來的神父總數量比1980年神父人數僅增加713人。歐洲神父占這一群體的23%,但歐洲神父人數下降最厲害,同一時期的損失總人數為56830人,」報告顯示。

該報告解釋說,天主教會因世界不同地區發展變化不一致,目前在重新裝備,進行調整。全球天主教徒自1980年以來增長了57%,總人口數剛超過12億,而歐洲的天主教人口僅增長了6%。

然而,此期間非洲的天主教徒數量增長了238%,亞洲在此期間的增長比例為115%。美洲同期增長比例為56%,而歐洲只有6%。該報告強調說,基督徒人口的增長差異在某種程度上歸因於隨時間而來的生育率差異。

「非洲天主教徒相對歐洲出現快速增長現象的原因是各地區的生育差異,而不是移民或者傳福音工作的不同。拉丁美洲和加勒比地區在歷史上也比歐洲和北美的生育率高,導致這一地區天主教徒的數量明顯增長,」該報告表示。

該報告解釋說:「教會主要因為這些不同生長模式正在經歷戲劇性調整。成百上千年服侍教會的教區不再與世界天主教徒數目緊密地聯繫在一起,也不是最經常參加聚會的人群。然而,現在還沒有出現巨大的動力讓歐洲的教區可以移至非洲進行服侍。」

報告補充說,「考慮到教會教區和堂區結構的自主權,教會調整的進度會很緩慢。主教和牧師並不是一直都能夠掌握全球天主教徒人口改變的最新信息。關閉的教區也不會把『儲蓄』捐贈給另一個教區來建立新教區,教會並不是一個跨國公司。」

「鑑於人口、教區和神父中存在的主流趨勢,教會有可能繼續會在未來幾十年裡重新調整。2012年,歐洲的天主教徒比例少於四分之一(23%)。然而,該地區仍然占有55%的天主教教區和45%的天主教神父。歐洲可能面臨神父減少、教會關門的未來,而亞洲和非洲的神父和教區數量很可能會持續增加,」該報告進一步指出。

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