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10/97-- Reforms meant to make life in Catholic religious orders more appealing may do just the opposite. Purdue sociologist Roger Finke says a 1993 survey of women's religious orders found that the new-member rate for orders that had lessened requirements after Vatican II was 41 per 1,000 members in final vows. That compares to a rate of 95 per 1,000 members for orders that hadn't changed.
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