On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV confirmed the election of Monsignor Beat Grögli as the new Bishop of St Gallen in Switzerland.
According
to the Concordat of 1845, the cathedral chapter elects the bishop of
this diocese, who is then confirmed by the Vatican.
During his
first press conference, Bishop Grögli stated that Pope Francis initiated
a 'synodal structure' within the Church and Leo XIV confirmed this
move.
Mons. Grögli believes that women will be given greater
responsibility within the Church: "It is not acceptable to organise the
Church as an institution for men only." [As if the last remaining
churchgoers weren't almost exclusively women.]
Regarding the
"ordination" of women, Monsignor Grögli said that many small steps were
necessary first, but "the path must be taken".
When asked whether he was in favour of women's "ordination", Grögli said: "I believe it will come. At some point."
Until now, he was the rector of St Gallen Cathedral. He permitted women to proclaim the Gospel and preach the homily.
Local
Catholics told Gloria.tv that Görgli still listens to the sacrament of
confession and genuflects at the consecration during the Eucharist,
which is already unusual in this rotten diocese.
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