And then post Vatican 2, this is just my like ignorant overview that all collapsed and those, I don't know how many Catholic schools there were in 1965. They're probably less than half now. All those churches closed. There are lots of factors, but like, and then you have the molestation scandal, which was to some extent real and horrifying. and all these people leaving the priesthood and fewer people becoming religious. I don't know, it's hard not to see a connection between the two. But maybe I'm wrong. (42:04–42:10)
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