"Vienna Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn said today (Mon) he shared the concern of Eisenstadt Bishop Paul Iby’s concern about mandatory celibacy for Roman Catholic priests.
"The concern that Bishop Iby expressed is shared by all of us (Austrian bishops), and I am happy to be in a Church in which there is freedom of speech and opinion," he said.
Austrian bishops had been expected to discuss celibacy at last week’s parish council conference in Mariazell, Styria, that they all attended but there has been no public confirmation that they did."
Looks like the Austrian bishops may be breaking ranks with Vatican Curia. What would happen if bishops just said "no" ,and went ahead with married priests and womenpriests? Bishop Christine Mayr-Lumetzberger RCWP has presided at two funerals with Roman Catholic Clergy and a wedding in Catholic Churches in Austria. Change always happens on the ground in grassroots communities, perhaps, the soil in Austria is more open to reform and renewal. Many people in Catholic Communities are open and some are calling for married priests and womenpriests. Bridget Mary Meehan
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