Where do we go from here? The Preist Shortage in America

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2008/04/18/what-to-do-about-the-priest-shortage?page=2

The topic of the week, "Where do we go from here?" has many different answers.  One main concern of the Catholic churches future is the decreasing number of priests in America.  Their numbers have been on the decline for decades, as this article explains.  There are many different solutions that would mean major changes for the church such as allowing women to be priests or allowing male priests to become married. Where the catholic goes from here will depend on how they answer problems the church faces right now. This article from US News gives an in depth summary of the problem of the "priest shortage," drawing on statistics and surveys of priests, bishops, and regular church goers.