{"id":7194,"date":"2011-09-18T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-18T22:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/deaconsbench\/?p=7194"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:37:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:37:08","slug":"schonborn-on-protesting-priests-im-not-ready-for-schism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2011\/09\/schonborn-on-protesting-priests-im-not-ready-for-schism\/","title":{"rendered":"Schonborn on protesting priests: "I'm not ready for schism""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Austrian priests who have issued a \u201cCall to Disobedience\u201d<\/a><\/strong> have gotten an answer, and it may not be what they wanted.<\/p>\n

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The head of Vienna\u2019s Roman Catholic community ruled out sweeping changes demanded by dissident priests and said there could be \u201cserious conflict\u201d if they defied Church teaching on celibacy or give communion to remarried divorcees.<\/p>\n

Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said he would not lead his diocese into a schism with leaders in the Vatican by letting priests flout Church rules after a group of priests issued a \u201cCall to Disobedience\u201d manifesto to try to press reform.<\/p>\n

In weekend interviews with Austrian radio and television, Schoenborn backed celibacy for priests, limiting ordination to men and preserving marriage as a life-long commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf in our diocese here I would step out of line with the community of the Catholic Church then I would lead our diocese into a schism. I am not ready for this and I think no Austrian bishop is ready for this,\u201d he said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Late on Friday, he again warned dissident priests that they faced consequences if they stuck to their revolt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it comes to actions that clearly contradict Catholic teaching on faith then it can lead to serious conflict,\u201d he said, adding it was not too late to reach common ground in a second round of talks due later this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll possibilities are open. I am counting on dialogue and cooperation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dissidents led by parish priest Helmut Schueller have issued the manifesto and say they hope the campaign will persuade Schoenborn to push reforms with Pope Benedict and the Vatican.<\/p>\n

The dissidents, who have broad public backing in opinion polls, say they will break Church rules by giving communion to Protestants and remarried divorced Catholics or by allowing lay people to preach and head parishes without a priest.<\/p>\n

They oppose the current drive to group several parishes together because of a shortage of priests.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now really going to step on the gas,\u201d Hans-Peter Hurka, head of the Catholic reform group \u201cWe are the Church,\u201d told newspaper Der Standard this week, announcing plans to have hundreds of demonstrators march on bishops\u2019 offices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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