Show Notes:

* Morale, Leadership, and Pastoral Priorities: Highlights from the 2025 National Study of Catholic Priests

Some reports on the report:

Younger American priests more conservative, traditional, survey shows (Catholic World News)

U.S. priests report high confidence in Pope Leo XIV, less trust in bishops (Catholic News Agency)

Study sheds light on generational divide among US priests (The Pillar)

* Leila wrote about Fr. Carter’s letter to Latin Mass parishioners here, and why I think it puts Bishop Martin of Charlotte in a better light — didn’t think that was possible, to be honest:

* Turns out we did talk about Pope Francis’s deception about the bishops’ survey, back in July.

* Beauty Will Save the Neighborhood — a podcast I did on this subject. An article I wrote about it.

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