Archbishop of Bamberg demands Married Priests

The old liberal Archbishop of Bamberg calls himself a "Catholic 68er" and sells his stale merchandise to an anti-Church magazine.

[kreuz.net, Bamberg] Archbishop Ludwig Schick (60) of Bamberg has alignned himself with a grateful scandal magazine, 'Spiegel' against priestly celibacy:

"I would be favorable, if one were to rethink it" - said the Archbishop in a sales jingle for 'Spiegel Online'.

Msgr Schick desires celibacy only for Bishops, Religious and - cite - "Cathedral Vicars".

Because of the media hunt to use rare homosexual abuses, the Archbishop is promoting nebulous and in total, "more open" Church.

This means that there will be more responsibility for the laity: "They belong to and be involved with and drawn from office holders. And they must be more involved in collaborating with committees in decision making."

Already for years ecclesiastical advisers and decision organs have virtually guaranteed the loss of authority making the hierarchy ineffective.

It [the ineffective hierarchy?] must, "happen in the episcopal, and surely on the world-wide level."

Additionally, "women [should] collaborate more in the Church, and also in the Pastoral as community consultants and pastoral consultants -- and especially in our Directorial bodies."

In terms of selling his stale goods on 'Spiegel Online' he describes the Old Liberal Archbishop himself as a "Catholic 68er". [another boomer]

To his "conservative" brother bishops he proposes a change of course:

"There have even been backward steps in the Church. It demonstrates rigidity and encrustations, fear of the evil world."

Old liberals love to use these formulations, in order to legitimate their lockstep with the Powers hostile to the Church.

Both wings of the Church - Neo-Conservative and Old Liberal -- should get together and have talks -- proposed the magnanimous Archbishop.

In the last years there has been too little dialogue. That, "we must take it up again".

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He was also advocating the lengthening of the statute of limmitations in March, here.