Its fairly common for Protestant churches to have a pastor's house on the property (every one I was ever a member of growing up and all others in the communities were the same), so I wonder if a similar solution would need to be developed.  I'd think the salary is more palatable if you don't have housing costs involved.

 nice valiant efforts here WsW but you're speaking to the hierarchy of "know it all" here.  when they get all your propaganda from the lame stream, there is nothing else and real news takes a back seat as they have it ALL.  this is why "journalism" is dead

btw, do cannibals like shrimp n grits? shoulda been a good follow-up question, if they are allowed

All I know is that the number of people (both men and women) who would consider the priesthood if it weren't for the whole celibacy thing is greater than zero.  If the church wants to survive, it needs to start considering its options.

I don't think anyone is suggesting it's impossible. Just suggesting it's going to be a challenge to find  young family men (or women) eager to work a full-time job and try to raise a family for compensation in the neighborhood of minimum wage. Even with a working spouse (and now you're talking about child care costs), there are plenty places where priests simply won't be able to afford living in the communities they serve. Tough raising a family anywhere on the North Shore on a priest's salary.

What you're more likely to see, IMO, is older people making a late-life career change after their kids have moved on and they've built up a bit of a nest egg. That's not necessarily a bad thing.