'Is God really only calling single, celibate men to the priesthood?' Why two men left

ust a year after becoming a Catholic priest, Doug Langner said the loneliness started to creep in. “You would go through times of (thinking), wouldn’t it be nice to just share your day with someone else?” said Langner, who was ordained in 2008 after graduating from Mundelein Seminary, and started to work in a Kansas City, Mo.-area parish. Soon he was the only priest assigned to his church, living alone in the rectory, which isn’t uncommon as the Catholic Church faces a priest shortage that has forced many churches to shut down or merge.

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