2023-07-04 15:52:00
Archbishop Georg Gänswein ordained a member of the spiritual community “Das Werk” to the priesthood in Bregenz, Austria, over the weekend.
Father Marton Heray (31) from Györ, Hungary, has been working as a clinic chaplain in Vienna since Cardinal Peter Erdö of Budapest was ordained a deacon in June 2022, as Austrian religious communities and “Das Werk” announced on Monday.
Freiburg, Vaduz or Costa Rica?
The status of Archbishop Gänswein, longtime private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI. (1927-2022), is still unclear. A few weeks ago, Pope Francis decided “provisionally” (“per il momento”) that the 66-year-old had to return to his home diocese of Freiburg.
The archdiocese has since confirmed that he will live in a rented apartment at the seminary. Some observers take the “provisional” as an indication that it might only be a stopover.
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The bishop from Riedern am Wald in Baden had been Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI for more than 20 years. served. Therefore, it was speculated, among other things, that Pope Francis might offer him a post in the diplomatic corps – for example as papal ambassador to Costa Rica.
An appointment to the bishop’s seat in Vaduz/Liechtenstein was also discussed, since the bishop there has to offer his resignation this summer due to age. So far nothing has been confirmed.
“The Work”: Suspected sexual assault in 2014
The spiritual community “The Work” was founded in 1938 and recognized by the Pope in 2001 as a “family of consecrated life”. It is made up of a community of priests, including deacons, seminarians and lay men, and a community of women. In 2014, “The Work” hit the headlines due to suspicions of sexual assault. This was followed by a Vatican visitation, which, among other things, demanded the establishment of a general chapter in the interests of transparent leadership. (KNA)
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