Decline in priest vocations - Ungodly hours

“Wanted: bright, energetic, adventurous recruit to join a global organisation. Opportunity to travel and see parts of the world where many dare to venture.

“Must be male, chaste and willing to forego pleasures of the flesh. Must pledge obedience to superiors and expect to endure hardship and loneliness.”

Not exactly the job of anyone’s dreams, is it? But that is exactly what the Catholic Bishop of Cork and Ross, John Buckley, was offering yesterday at a careers fair in the city.