“I always say, in dubio pro papa – in doubt, for the Pope.”
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From the land of Mozart, Haydn, Bruckner, Schubert…
80% of Austrian clergy favor the abolition of mandatory celibacy, 51% favor the ordination of women. More than half believe that Rome’s handling of the sex abuse scandal has been “poor.”80% believe that the sex abuse scandal should be taken as the occasion for a fundamental rethinking of the Church’s approach to sexuality.
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59% favor elimination of mandatory celibacy, 31% favor retaining it, 10% refrained from answering. 51% affirm the suitability of women for ordination.
Read more“Hello Rome” – and a “Reply” from the Pope
Here is the “longest protest song in the world” from the Catholic Youth of Upper Austria.
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New record for the number of Catholics leaving the church in Austria within a quarter.
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