
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: A Theologian at the Service of the Catholic Faith
COMMENTARY: The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
COMMENTARY: The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn said that there had been female deacons in the Church in times past and that, ‘basically, this [question] is open.’
‘St. John Paul takes us back to before the Mosaic law on marriage, to the very beginning, to God’s plan for the human race,’ said one speaker at an international symposium in Austria.
EDITORIAL: Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the archbishop of Vienna, still points to the childhood trauma of his parents’ divorce as a critical turning point in his emotional and spiritual life.
The archbishop of Vienna believes that mercy must not only be extended to divorced-and-remarried Catholics, but also to the children and abandoned spouses harmed by family breakups.
The Austrian cardinal spoke to Catholic News Agency about the discussions that took place at the Feb.12-13 extraordinary consistory of cardinals.
The synod fathers will not vote on a series of proposals, but on a comprehensive text that the Pope will take into consideration for the following post-synodal apostolic exhortation.
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