With the Catholic Church facing a steady decline in followers over the past 50 years in Australia, who are the young Aussie blokes still committing to priesthood?
In this episode Lia Walsh explores the clash between young priests and most people their age, as well as the tension between the church and modern Australia.
You’ll hear from the country’s youngest priest, a priest who has built an online following and another who is a few years on, living and serving in a small town.
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0:00 Intro
1:40 The classroom
2:49 Australia’s youngest priest
6:02 The priest jokes
8:31 Tour
10:45 The rapping priest
17:00 The breakup
18:21 Ditching the institution
20:20 Women and the church
24:04 The small-town priest
25:59 Payslip reveal
28:29 Crushes
30:44 Modern Australia
35:07 So, why priesthood?
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