Catholic Archdiocese of New York: The New York Priest. God Knows What He Does For A Living campaign
Jack RummelOverview
During the 1960s and early 1970s, the number of young men opting to join the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of New York began to drop. There were many reasons why this occurred, and they included the attractions of American secular culture for young men who, in the past, might have been candidates for the priesthood. Church leaders also felt that churchgoers and the public misunderstood the role and work of priests at large. They...