Lay People of the Church Assume More Responsibility with Shortage of Priests

I see good and bad in this.
While I am more than happy to see the lay people being involved in their Church, it is also not-so-good: it's happening because we lack enough priests!
The quick facts: "The number of active Catholic priests has dropped from 57,317 to 42,528 since 1985. The church has 30,632 salaried lay ministers who work at least 20 hours a week, a 53 percent increase since 1990. The priesthood shortage is also alleviated by the 15,027 men ordained as permanent deacons to help priests."
The article even mentioned that some lay people are now performing weddings in their parishes. When it comes to the Sacraments, I don't think so! Leave it for the priests and deacons.
But that's just my opinion...