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Friday, October 7, 2011

French Priests from Diocese of Rouen Support Austrian Priests Petition for Reform/ Let's Affirm them as Priests of the People, Prophets for Justice

French Radio News (France Info) reporting on the support of French Priests from the diocese of Rouen for the Austrian Priests' petition:

http://www.france-info.com/france-societe-2011-10-07-l-appel-a-la-desobeissance-des-pretres-autrichiens-signe-par-des-567114-9-12.html

Austrian Priests' call to disobedience endorsed by French Priests

October 7, 2011
France Info - 04:42

"Seventeen priests from the Rouen diocese in France have just signed the “Call to Disobedience” launched a few months ago by more than 200 Austrian priests. These men of the Church wish to see it evolve. Among other things, they are seeking the ordination of married men and women, communion for remarried divorcees, and greater integration of lay people into Catholic communities.

This movement started with the call to disobedience launched in June, which so far has been signed by several hundred Austrian priests.

As a group, the priests from Rouen who joined the movement, had issued a public call to French bishops earlier on regarding the desertion of the faithful who no longer recognize themselves in today's Church. This time they hope that the movement initiated by their Austrian counterparts will cause the Vatican to change things around.

In Austria, the mobilization of priests has bishops worried. Cardinal Archbishop Christoph Schönborn has not excluded the possibility of resorting to sanctions, stating, “A public call to insubordination upsets me deeply. Those who abandon the principle of obedience shatter unity.”
So far there has been no reaction from French bishops."


Bridget Mary's Reflection:
These priests (from Austria, Germany, France, Ireland, Australia and elsewhere are speaking truth to power in the Catholic Church. They are truly following Jesus's mandate of Gospel equality. They are "priests of the people" and "prophets for justice."
Bridget Mary Meehan, ARCWP
Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests
sofiabmm@aol.com

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dear Cardinal Archbishop Christoph Schönborn,

Has your Excellency excluded the possibility that the sound of obedient unity within a deserted church is resounding, shattering silence?