Suddeutsche Zeitung: An Open Clergy Rebellion In Austria’s Catholic Church

Suddeutsche Zeitung, via Worldcrunch, reports (approvingly, which one expects form a secular paper) on the priests' revolt in Austria. Some 300 priests, including a former Vicar General of Vienna who was also once director of Caritas, are demanding a range of reforms, including the ability of laity to lead services and give sermons, the ordination of women, and an end to priestly celibacy. They "are demanding that parishes openly expose all things forbidden by the Church hierarchy, thus putting a stop to hypocrisy and allowing authenticity of belief and community life to emerge," ie, public, deliberate acts of defiance. There is talk of schism; there is little talk of Cardinal Schönborn, who is referenced only briefly in this article. One assumes that His Eminence is in Austria and is actually doing something.

Cardinal Schönborn