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New archbishop of Vienna will be priest who expressed support for ‘women’s ordination’: report

A priest who belonged to a group that promoted ‘women's ordination’ and giving Holy Communion to non-Catholics is poised to become the archbishop of Vienna, according to reports.

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Clare Marie Merkowsky

• Oct 16, 2025Oct 17, 2025

Cardinal Schönborn remembers helping Pope Francis change Catechism on death penalty

The cardinal said he discussed the death penalty with Pope Francis, who later changed the Catechism to describe it as 'inadmissible' – a move that contradicts traditional Catholic teaching.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 23, 2025Apr 24, 2025

Cardinal Schönborn’s 30-year tenure in Vienna ends with thousands fewer Catholics

The retiring cardinal became a notable voice supporting many of Pope Francis' positions on controversial doctrinal and moral issues, including welcoming the divorced and 'remarried' to receive Holy Communion.

Analysis

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 24, 2025Jan 24, 2025

Cardinals McElroy, Cupich join Fr. James Martin in praising Synod on Synodality’s final text

Citing the Synod's final document, Father James Martin said that now 'there is a general consensus that the church needs to reach out to LGBTQ people, even if the term is not used' in the text itself.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 28, 2024Oct 29, 2024

Catholic ‘family’ organization of Vienna archdiocese promotes homosexuality in commercial

The worst thing about this case, Alexander Tschugguel said, is that the leftist group can publish a video promoting homosexuality ‘without any major opposition from the hierarchy,’ including Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jan 15, 2024Jan 16, 2024

Priest: Pope Francis’ approval of Communion for adulterers is not ‘authentic magisterium,’ but an error

Modernism and relativism have deceived Pope Francis, because it is absolutely impossible for his Amoris laetitia innovation to constitute an ‘authentic magisterium,’ which cannot exist with situational ethics.

Opinion

Father Jesusmary Missigbètò

• Nov 28, 2023Nov 29, 2023

Cardinal Schönborn cites death penalty revision when asked about changing Catechism on LGBT issues

Cardinal Schönborn did not directly affirm that he anticipated changes to the catechism's text, but cited Pope Francis' controversial alterations to the text regarding the death penalty as precedent.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 23, 2023Apr 8, 2024

Left-wing Catholics who endorsed Fr. James Martin are accusing Scott Hahn of ‘schism’

For liberal Catholics, even the slightest praise for a critic of Pope Francis is ‘schism’ – but they have no problem promoting scandalous, heterodox figures.

Analysis

Raymond Wolfe

• Aug 30, 2023Aug 31, 2023

Cdl Schönborn defends going along with government during draconian COVID era

The Austrian prelate tried to walk back earlier remarks implying the unvaccinated were 'stupid.'

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Andreas Wailzer

• Apr 3, 2023Apr 21, 2023

Top Austrian cardinal dismisses police chaplain for publicly opposing mandatory COVID shots

‘Your personal opinions could be mistaken for the official position of the Catholic Church, which could damage the relationship of trust that exists between church and state,’ explained Cdl. Schönborn in his letter of dismissal.

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LifeSiteNews Europe

• Jan 21, 2022Jan 21, 2022

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New archbishop of Vienna will be priest who expressed support for ‘women’s ordination’: report

Cardinal Schönborn remembers helping Pope Francis change Catechism on death penalty

Cardinal Schönborn’s 30-year tenure in Vienna ends with thousands fewer Catholics

Cardinals McElroy, Cupich join Fr. James Martin in praising Synod on Synodality’s final text

Catholic ‘family’ organization of Vienna archdiocese promotes homosexuality in commercial

Priest: Pope Francis’ approval of Communion for adulterers is not ‘authentic magisterium,’ but an error

Cardinal Schönborn cites death penalty revision when asked about changing Catechism on LGBT issues

Left-wing Catholics who endorsed Fr. James Martin are accusing Scott Hahn of ‘schism’

Cdl Schönborn defends going along with government during draconian COVID era

Top Austrian cardinal dismisses police chaplain for publicly opposing mandatory COVID shots