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Celibate Priest Shortage
In the United States 27% of U.S. parishes do not have a resident priest and there are more priests over 90 than under 30 according to a comprehensive study released by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.(From NCCB Website 6/6/00 and CARA)

 
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Term Definition
Obligation
Amount of money to be paid as support by the absent parent and the way it is to be paid.
 
Order to show cause (OSC)
A court order telling a person to appear in court and to explain why a certain order should not be entered. (E.g., An Order to Show Cause why a parent should not be held in contempt for failure to obey anorder to pay child support)
 
Order, Congregation, Society

A religious order is the title loosely applied to all religious groups of men and women. A society is a body of clerics, regular or secular, organized for the purpose of performing an apostolic work. A congregation is any group bound together by common rules.

 


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