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Freiburg (dpa<\/a>\/lsw) \u2013 More than 100 clergymen of the Diocese of Freiburg support the appeal for reform<\/a> of the Church by Catholic professors. The paper, which among other things encourages the lifting of obligatory celibacy for priests and more democracy in the Church, is pointed and contains many things to discuss, said the cathedral rector and deanery head Claudius Stoffel to the dpa news agency. \u201cBut the critique comes from the broad middle of the Church, and people expect that we engage it.\u201d Stoffel is convinced that the archbishop of Freiburg and president of the German Bishops\u2019 Conference, Robert Zollitsch, will join in this dialogue.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:\u00a0293 clergymen have signed on as of 3-09-11. The diocesan “Pressestelle,” in answer to a query, reports that there are 477 priests in active service and 410 retired, of which the vast majority help out regularly.<\/p>\n

The list of supporting priests and deacons is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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