The numbers say it all. In 1966 there were 181,421 Catholic sisters in this country. Today? Less than 50,000. That’s a nearly 73 percent decline. The stats and the math, courtesy of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University, also debunks the common claim that more traditional orders — those more likely to wear the full habit — are drawing more members than the more liberal, socially active orders. David Gibson has the story. RNS 10-14-14