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Austria: A Call to Disobedience

Fabian ChristAugust 11, 2011

Hundreds of priests and deacons in Austria are calling for a protest against Rome. The dissident clergy are offering communion to believers who have remarried outside the church.

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The clerics have also called for the priesthood to be opened to women and married men, and they are allowing laypeople to preach in their congregations. The initiative has gained the support of more than 300 priests -- roughly ten percent of Austria's priests in active service. The protest is intended to exert pressure on the Roman Catholic Church to institute comprehensive reforms.