Posts Tagged ‘Austrian dissidents’

Cardinal Schonborn challenges dissident priests

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012

Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna has challenged a group of dissident priests to renounce their “Call to Disobedience” manifesto or give up administrative posts in his archdiocese. The cardinal and the Priests’ Initiative group, formed by Father Helmut Schueller, have engaged in an intensifying war of words for several months. The priests’ group has pledged Read more

Vienna Cardinal wants to avoid schism

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Cardinal Kristoph Schoenborn

Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said he would not lead his diocese into a schism with leaders in the Vatican by letting priests flout Church rules after a group of priests issued a “Call to Disobedience” manifesto to try to press reform. The head of Vienna’s Roman Catholic community ruled out sweeping changes demanded by dissident Read more