"In 1969, the Church granted 338 annulments in the US; in 1974, the number was 28,918; and in the 1990s roughly 40,000 per year were granted." This we are told in a piece on why we need more canon lawyers.
One of my favourite Catholic bloggers seems to be in a bit of a dispute with ChurchMilitant.tv. regardng how to deal with Pope Francis' confusing and often scandalous statements and actions. ChurchMilitant.tv has decided not to attack Pope Francis directly, but Mundabor is insistent that defending the Catholic faith must come before showing courtesy to the pope.