Tag: Austria
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Translation Update: German and Dutch Languages
In many cases the German bishops elected to retain the current text of the Missal. Dutch speakers have only recently begun to work on a new translation.
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Austria: The Church and the Arts
Diocesan Bishop Egon Kapellari of Graz emphasized the manifold connections between culture, art, and the Church in Europe.
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Austria: another view
“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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Poll of Priests
59% favor elimination of mandatory celibacy, 31% favor retaining it, 10% refrained from answering. 51% affirm the suitability of women for ordination.
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“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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Sigh. UPDATED 4/24
New record for the number of Catholics leaving the church in Austria within a quarter.