The number of Protestants leaving the church has also skyrocketed in the past year: 7,877 people turned their backs on the Evangelical-Lutheran Deanery District of Munich in 2021, which also includes parts of the neighboring districts. In 2020, there were 5,351 people, about a third fewer. The bottom line is that there are currently just over 221,000 Protestants with their main residence in the Munich area."We're right on trend with that," states City Dean Bernhard Liess, referring to the Germany-wide...
Richard Weiser is 65 years old and has been retired for a year. He took pity on me again. "I'll do it one more time now, then no more." Weiser is the fourth out of four. With the best will in the world, no more applicants were found for the election to the parish council in St. Johannes Evangelist am Lerchenauer See. On March 20, the lay representation in all Catholic communities in Bavaria will be elected for four years.Of...
Michael Gmelch, psychologist and priest, deals with the Catholic Church in a provocative book and opposes any trivialization of sexual abuse. About someone who shakes up - and is himself one of the victims.Of Angela Boschert, Neubiberg"Finally stop being concerned!" is the title of Michael Gmelch's latest book, in which he harshly and unequivocally criticizes the Catholic Church. The military dean at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Neubiberg not only calls for systemic consequences when he looks...
The abuse report by the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising is still making waves - and many Catholics seem to be drawing their conclusions from it. Because the number of people leaving the church in Bavarian cities literally exploded after the report was presented a month ago. This was the result of a survey by the German Press Agency among several cities in the Free State.In Munich, the number of people leaving the church has doubled, as a spokesman for...
On February 1, 2022, at midday, there are no free appointments on the homepage of the Regensburg registry office for the rest of the month to leave the Catholic Church. It is the abuse report for the archdiocese of Munich and Freising that triggered shock waves that can be felt in the diocese of Regensburg. You are used to a lot here. Here Gerhard Ludwig Müller was head shepherd from 2002 to 2012, later cardinal and prefect of the Congregation...
Just exit? Or stay despite everything? Many believers are struggling with themselves and their church right now. Three experts on the abuse scandal, shaken faith and the fear of committing a sin by leaving.Interviewed by Susie Wimmer"Religious Development over the Lifespan" - the religious development over the course of one's life, Heinz Strieb, Professor of Practical Theology, Religious Education and Religious Psychology at Bielefeld University, has been researching this topic for 20 years. Together with his colleagues Barbara Keller and...
The pressure on the Catholic Church is growing. Not just since the ARD documentary, in which 125 people talked about their queer lives and thus had their coming out. There are more and more initiatives that work for equal rights for queer people in the Catholic Church. For example, the QueerGemeinde München, which celebrates queer church services in Munich once a month. Or OutInChurch, which fights against discrimination and exclusion. But what experiences do queer people have with the Catholic...
Michael Brinkschröder was an altar boy, studied theology and is homosexual. During his studies he wanted to find out where homophobia in the church came from. All this despite the fact that he himself experienced discrimination. About someone who, despite everything, does not want to give up the institution. .source site
Some dial the number and remain silent as soon as the connection is established, "they need a lot of appreciation before they open up". Others start talking right away and have clear questions. And there are also callers who "need a lot of space to tell". Between January 20, the day the report on sexual abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising was published, and the end of last week, 77 people reported to the contact and advice center...
With a time lag, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) also got involved in the debate about abuse in the Catholic Church. "The Chancellor, like many others, is of course very shocked by the findings that have come to light there again," said government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit on Monday in Berlin. Scholz urged "a clear clarification of the allegations", which should also be accompanied politically. "There is consensus in the federal government that the processing of cases of structured child abuse should...
