‘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.
'We thought Alexander Tschugguel's Pachamama action was great,' these young people, who all are around age 24, explained, 'and it showed us that it is sometimes necessary to take action and that it can also have an effect.'
Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn argues that blessing a same-sex couple is the same as giving a blessing to someone who asks for one on the street.
'I believe you could say other things,' the Austrian cardinal said, adding that women's eligibility for certain 'positions of leadership' in the Church remains 'an open question.'