More Outsourcing

July 15, 2004 B. John 151 Views

While some of us are clamouring to outsource George Bush, the New York Times reported in June that overworked Catholic clergy in the U.S., Canada and Europe are outsourcing certain ritual prayer requests from their parishioners over to Catholic clergy in India. Priests said such a practice is not new, but that a priest shortage might have caused a bump in numbers. Indian priests said the requests are typically accompanied by US$5 to $10 (much more than they are offered for domestic prayers). [New York Times, 6-13-04]

I’m guessing maybe that they are all just too busy giving court depositions.

B. John

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