It remains a concern that among those who are entering the seminaries are not necessarily the youngsters with the brightest minds or most authentic callings. Where are the future Leo Suenenses and Denis Hurleys, or Hans Kungs and Yves Congars, or Karl Rahners or Thomas Aquinases? Are they being attracted to the Catholic priesthood? Or are they finding their calling elsewhere ... in academia or industry, etc? It seems that the previous two pontificates, which served to scythe down the flowering of the second vatican council, cruelly silencing creative theologians and with them the voice of the Holy Spirit, has led to a clerical culture of mediocrity and self-serving careerism. Pope Francis can only appoint new bishops from among today's priests. How many healthy young men are being attracted to this vocation? How many healthy young women are being denied access to their true calling? Perhaps the pool of excellent candidates is too tiny for the project of resuscitation to be realized?