Bishop: In Favour of Priestesses, Married Priests, Homosexual "Blessings" - Against Roman Rite
On Saturday, Monsignor Beat Grögli will
be consecrated as the Bishop of St Gallen in Switzerland. In an
interview with Kath.ch on 1 July, he expressed his views on the
"ordination" of women, celibacy, and the "blessing" of homosexuals. His
key points:
- "I find the theological arguments against
women's priesthood weak. Socially, too, many no longer understand why
women are still being denied access."
- "The idea of women exercising the priesthood - if Rome allows it - doesn't scare me."
- "In my view, the mandatory link between priesthood and celibacy can be changed."
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"Every Sunday, homosexual people [allegedly] attend services in the
cathedral. I appreciate them and I believe they appreciate me. However,
this has never resulted in a request for a blessing ceremony."
When homosexual concubines want to be blessed by the bishop?
- "I am a pastor. A blessing ceremony is not a manifestation of church politics."
Your position on the Priestly Fraternities of St. Peter and of St. Pius X?
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"The Old Mass is often associated with theological ideas, worldviews,
and political opinions that I do not share. The difficult thing about
these groups is that they have left the wider [non-existing] community.
The liturgy they celebrate does not evolve. By doing so, they disconnect
themselves from the development of the Church as a community."
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