Priestly Marriage Will Bring No Flowers

The new Bishop of Eisenstadt has in any case aligned himself more or less against Priestly marriage and the theologically non-existent women's ordination.


[kreuz.net Eisenstadt] For the new Bishop of Eisenstadt, Msgr Zsifkovics, there are three points which are especially important: the proclamation of the Gospel, new missionary initiatives and to emphasize the vocation of all.

He said this in an interview with his Diocesan Paper 'Martinus'.

Speaking about celibacy and theologically non-existent woman's ordination, the Bishop is trying to engage in a "respectful disposition in the discussion".

"Respect for this reason, because behind there are one or several concrete persons, with their life and faith story" -- he chirped in old liberal-sentimentalist style for the position of the enemies of the Church.

First as second he calls for respect for the teaching of the Church.

A Married Priesthood will Never fill the Church

Msgr Zsifkovics turned against a pragmatic view of Celibacy.

Priestly marriage will not bring with itself "a flowering of pastors".

Celibacy would only be understood by the faithful.

It is a "high ideal", his life composed "complete and whole on the existence of God".


"Not without further" changeable?

In the theologically non-existent woman's ordination the Bishop said that there is a long tradition, which could "not without further alteration".

At the same time he pointed to the writing 'Ordinatio Sacerdotalis' by Pope John Paul II in the year 1994. This document explained that the Church can not approve woman's ordination under any circumstances.

This had the status of a document formulated Dogmatically which the Bishop described as having "high binding character".

The Bishop doesn't want to stir any hopes, "from which I must basically suppose that they must lead some to disappointment."

Msgr Zsikovics explained quickly about his thankfulness for women, who've played an enormous roll in the Church.

The True Link

He rejected a link between celibacy and those rare occurrences of homosexual-violations.

"It is neither a purely Church problem, nor fundamentally linked with an unmarried state."

The real -- not mentioned by the Bishop -- link exists between the Sodomy-Clergy tolerated by the official Church and those perpetrated homosexual violations.


Adultery is a Mortal Sin

For the question of giving communion to adulterers, the Bishop said that he knows supposedly the "Suffering" of this shameless sin out of Pastoral experience.

"It can and may without out a doubt be said that the Church agonizes over the answer that is given."

As an answer the Bishop named neither contrition, nor penance or confession.

He only said that, "the fundamentals, model and ideal must hold."

Men do not use the dismissing of these ideals, rather their conservation.

"I am however also certain that in connection with the separated and remarried, the Church has much concern, it will not be patronizing toward them, rather offer them real help."

Original, kreuznet...

© Bild: katholisch.at, Pressefoto

Wily Cardinal of Vienna Defends New Neocatholic Bishop of Eisenstadt

EF: Bishop Paul Iby, defender of heterodoxy, replaced by upgrade Neoconservative, "Child of Vatican II", but Vienna's Cardinal is eager to defend him.

Pope Benedict XVI has posted this Friday Agidius Zsifkovics as the new Bishop of Eisenstadt -- unease in the Austrian church over SPÖ (Socialist Party Austria) "commentating" on the naming -- Greetings of the new Bishop on kath.net.

Eisenstadt (kath.net) Pope Benedict has announced this Friday that Aegidius Zsifkovics is to be named as the new Bishop of Eisenstadt. This was reported by the Vatican this Friday. Zsifkoics was born on 16 April, 1963 in Guessing (Burgenland). His priestly ordination fell on 29 June, 1987 in Eisenstadt. In the time between 1987 to 1988 he was the episcopal secretary and finally from 1992-1999 Chair of the Chancellery. Since 1994 he's been pastor in Wulkaprodersdorf and since 1996 director of the department for the pastoral care of Croatian people. From 1996 he was also an author for the Croatian church paper, "Glasnik". From 1 February 1999 to 9 July 2010 he was the General Secretary of the Austrian Bishops' Conference.

Unease in episcopal circles was felt on Friday in the connection with the Episcopal announcement and the Burgeland- SPÖ (Socialist Party) for the departing Bishop Iby as a "great churchman" who had shown himself as a tireless reformer, who also did not shrink in terror, to draw clear positions on explosive themes -- catchword celibacy. "I hope, that his successor in the episcopal office will continue in this open course," said Defense Minister Norbert Darabos this Friday.

Bishop's Greetings on Kathnet

He describes himself as a child of the Vatican Council and promises to work without ideological bias, as well as the familiar approach to the ecumenism and a reminder of his own Croat heritage and experience as a pastor.

He didn't Defend the Linz Auxiliary Bishop like This!

This is the Proof: The old liberal Cardinal Schönborn of Vienna felt himself personally attacked and rushed to Eisenstadt for his named clone in whom otherwise would shun with an iron shod distance.

[Kreuz.net] The old liberal Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, had defended the current announcement of Msgr Zsifkovics as Bishop of Eisenstdt with a drawn sword.

The old liberal Cardinal took considerable and unusual umbrage over the neoconservative new Bishop.

There were "hard words" falling.

Most had no foundation in reality -- the Cardinal averred:

"I expressly repudiate the completely unqualified attacks, as they were hurtfully formulated by Professor [Fr] Paul Zuhlehner and Prelate Helmut Schuller.

Such 'distant diagnoses' could poison the Church's life" -- feigned the Intrigue-Cardinal.

It falls upon everyone, especially a newly named Bishop to receive good will.

The old liberal Cardinal compared the most recent naming indirectly to Father Gerhard Wagner as the Linz Auxiliary Bishop in January 2009:

"In this case the more conservative approach in the preparation of an episcopal announcement would be adhered to."

With "a more conservative approach" he means his personal involvement in the episcopal announcement of his country, by which a Catholic Linz Auxiliary Bishop's appointment could be impeded.

"The present Bishop of Eisenstadt is "a man of the middle", has written for a great Austrian Newspaper: So I have been collaborating with him for all of those years" -- exulted Cardinal Schönborn.

"Man of the middle" is the known self-identification of the old liberal faction for their own anti-Church functionaries.

The Cardinal is himself certain, that Bishop Zsifkovics, "will build bridges between the various mentalities, perceptions and lifestyles [EF says: Yeah] in the Church's domain.

He could on "build a good foundation lain by his predecessors [Msgr] Stefan Laszlo and [Msgr] Paul Iby."

Actually, Bishop Iby has left the Diocese of Eisenstadt in an indescribable Chaos.

Translation from kreuz.net, by EF...

EF says: The Cardinal is an enigma, but should it be so hard for Catholics to discern what he's doing? Perhaps not, but even a Pastor as clever as a serpent would be at greater pains to leave his sheep in no doubt about his love for Christ and willingness to die for the Church.