'Some individuals explain clerical “defections” as the elimination ofundesirable elements. Others blame the various contemporary mystiques of the world. The institution instinctively attempts to explain this loss and the concomitant vocation “crisis” in terms flattering to itself. Then too one needs strong justification for the enthusiastic and emotional drives for more “vocations.”'
Can you rephrase the last sentence?
alibey1917 Can you rephrase the last sentence? It does not make sense on its face. He uses a lot of quotation makrs, which ordinarily indicte that he is using that word in some special sense exclusive to his book.
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alibey1917Can you rephrase the last sentence?
It does not make sense on its face. He uses a lot of quotation makrs, which ordinarily indicte that he is using that word in some special sense exclusive to his book. He seems to be contrasting "defections" with "vocations". It would help to see some of the institution's attempts.
My guess is that he used