Pope denounces disobedient priests and sets Cardinal Schönborn massive problems
Pope Benedict XVI issued a rare and explicit denunciation Thursday of priests who have questioned church teaching on celibacy and ordaining women, saying they were being selfish in disobeying his authority.
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Benedict made the criticism from the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in his homily on Holy Thursday, when priests recall the promises they made when ordained.
In 2006, a group of Austrian priests launched the Pfarrer Initiative, a call to disobedience aimed at abolishing priestly celibacy and opening up the clergy to women to relieve the shortages of priests.
Last June, the group essentially threatened a schism, saying the Vatican’s refusal to hear their complaints left them no choice but to “follow our conscience and act independently.”
Cathcon- all this happened on the Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna's watch. It will be now more or less impossible for him to play the appeaser given the Pope's dramatic intervention.
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