In an Interview, Simone book, the top Swiss-German nun has called for the Opening of the priestly Ministry to women. It was “high time” that the Catholic Church, women as priests, it may be said the 74-Year-old.

the President of The Association of Religious superiors of the German-speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein, criticized in an Interview of “CH Media” from the Friday the male hierarchy in the Church. “It is a scandal that many of the treatment of men in the Catholic Church, women only hardly any – except, they will serve you.”

Although it was legitimized by Church law, that the priesthood remain denied to women. But laws could change. “It is high time,” said the prioress of the monastery of the Holy cross in Cham ZG. For equality there is a need for a Pope, the aufstosse this window. Due to the structures that only he could. But the enemies were powerful. The earlier Pope Francis had announced in 2016, he would seek the diaconate for women check.

“I see only one possibility, if a Pope delegates this decision to the local churches. Then they could continue to allow more dioceses of women to the priesthood,” said book. In Switzerland, the rule in this regard but no unanimity.

debate about the abuse of “unjust”

The abuse of women religious by priests, lasts, according to Pope Francis to this very day, the said book, you haven’t heard about such cases in the German part of Switzerland. “I don’t think there were rapes of women religious by priests. You would have to learn somehow.” Of course, there is no one hundred percent security.

Further, the order’s superior, denounced the sexual abuses in the Church. “The abuses are a scandal.” They interfere according to their own information, at the same time, but at the “unilateral focus” in the Public. “Nowadays, thinks, who says the Church, just to the point of abuse. I regret this extremely, and feel that it is unfair.” (Dec/sda)

Created: 01.03.2019, 10:27 PM