:” title=”Question” /> Just wondering what will happen if total priests keep declineing in the next 20 years what the total will be.Here is a run down of priests in the U.S.A since 1965. 1965 58,632 1975 58,909 1985 57,317 1995 49,054 2000 45,699 2005 42,839.In the same time period the Catholic population in the U.S.A has increased from 45.6 million to 64.8 million.Who will sheppard the masses?