Pope Francis quickly accepted the customary resignation of the conservative Archbishop Wolfgang Haas upon his 75th birthday, installing a heterodox interim bishop in his place.
‘Such a liturgical celebration no longer makes sense in view of the parliamentary behavior of the vast majority of our state parliamentarians in an essential matter of Christian ethics’
Prince Alois had threatened to veto a referendum to legalize abortion, and now the prince is saying he will step down if the country curtails his veto powers.