Schwarz now fears a wave of withdrawals from the Catholic Church, as he told ORF Lower Austria on Holy Saturday, referring to numerous critical letters received. Schönborn had caused a stir with the statement “Dear God, let the brain rain” in connection with the corona vaccination and the respective attitudes towards it. The quote “personally frightened him,” said Schwarz. As bishop, he is “there for everyone: for those who get vaccinated and for those who have reasons not to get vaccinated.”
Video: What Schönborn said in the press hour on the subject of Corona:
The head of the diocese of St. Pölten fears a further increase in church resignations. “Some people write to us why we bishops have positioned ourselves so clearly. It’s true and they may be right about that. We didn’t pay enough attention to bringing everyone in and talking to them.”
Annoyed by the “constant nagging”
In the “press hour”, Schönborn was also annoyed by the “constant nagging” of the Austrians about the corona measures and the corresponding government management. It is not the government that is zigzagging, but the virus. The Austrians should be aware of “how well they are doing”. It is quite normal that there are different political opinions on how to deal with the pandemic. It’s like that all over the world. Nobody knows the absolute truth.
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