While 85% of Indonesians are Muslims, the island of Flores, which is part of this archipelago, with a population of 1.9 million, is happy to report that 70% of the inhabitants are Catholic. The Seminary in this island is bursting to the seams with seminarians. The Verbite Missionaries, who run the local Seminary takes care of no less than 1200 seminarians. The 5 dioceses that are in Flores have 847 priests, and 646 local seminarians studying. The local Bishop said he is sending hundreds of missionary priests, because the family soil is very fertile, and parents are very proud of their sons who are called to the priesthood. Most of the inhabitants are poor farmers, but they emphasize good education for their children, and even here the local church helps out too. And everyone is very appreciative of their priests, whom they admire and hold in high regard.
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