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Swiss theologian: Pope Leo’s encyclical failed to address ‘chaotic legacy’ of Francis

Swiss theologian Fr. Martin Grichting argues the Pope's debut encyclical signals a desire to appear ‘contemporary’ rather than serve the Catholic Church's most urgent needs.

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Andreas Wailzer

• May 28, 2026

Swiss priest: There is a ‘horizontal schism’ between German bishops and their faithful

Heinrich Heine’s satire of 17th-century Jesuits mirrors today’s episcopate, where compromise with pagan culture undermines faith and morals, accelerating the collapse of both.

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Msgr. Martin Grichting

• Feb 11, 2026Feb 12, 2026

Bishops in Germany, Switzerland are supplanting Church teaching with secular ideals: priest

In Germany and in Zurich, the bishops have rendered the observance of the Sixth Commandment optional by exempting Church employees from living according to Catholic teaching.

Opinion

Msgr. Martin Grichting

• Dec 10, 2025

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Swiss theologian: Pope Leo’s encyclical failed to address ‘chaotic legacy’ of Francis

Swiss priest: There is a ‘horizontal schism’ between German bishops and their faithful

Bishops in Germany, Switzerland are supplanting Church teaching with secular ideals: priest