Shameless Popery #218 New Priests Are MORE ORTHODOX Than Ever, but there’s a catch… - Joe Heschmeyer
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Oct 23, 2025 A significant shift toward orthodoxy among younger priests marks a remarkable change in the Catholic landscape. Despite their theological conservatism, many are experiencing burnout due to overwhelming workloads and rising loneliness. Joe discusses the decline of very liberal priests and how youthful priorities now skew toward Eucharistic devotion and traditional practices like the Latin Mass. He emphasizes the need for community support to alleviate the pressures on these young leaders, urging listeners to engage with and pray for their priests.
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Shifting Pastoral Priorities
- Younger priests prioritize Eucharistic devotion and access to the traditional Latin Mass more than older cohorts.
- They deprioritize issues like climate change, immigration, and LGBTQ-focused ministries relative to older priests.
Liturgy Versus Outreach Priority Flip
- The gap between prioritizing LGBTQ outreach and the TLM has inverted across generations.
- Priests ordained in the last 25 years treat TLM access roughly equal to or slightly above LGBTQ outreach.
Strong Confidence In The Pontiff
- Most priests express substantial confidence in Pope Leo XIII, with very few expressing very little confidence.
- A large majority expect Vatican–U.S. relations to improve under his papacy.