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Church 2011 is a
memorandum promulgated by
Catholic
theology
professors , primarily from
Germany ,
Switzerland and
Austria . The memorandum, whose full
German title is Kirche 2011: Ein notwendiger Aufbruch , was started in Germany in January 2011. The memorandum is a general demand for reform of the Roman Catholic Church in response to the
sexual abuse scandal among German priests .
Description
The memorandum demands:
Structures of participation: more participation of all people in the Catholic Church, particularly through election of bishops and priests;
Parish community: more help for Catholic communities, with a more explicit sharing of responsibilities.
Married priests and
women as priests should be allowed;
Legal culture: the Catholic Church should initiate a church jurisdiction;
Freedom of conscience: respect for individual
conscience , particularly for divorced people, who want to marry again, and for homosexual
civil unions ;
Reconciliation: greater reconciliation of the church to her own history; and
Worship: reform of the Roman Catholic
liturgy (with greater modern influence, and more influence from the cultural life of countries).
As of February 2011
[update] , over 300 Catholic professors, theologians and other religious scientists from across the world had signed the memorandum.
List of signators
German language territory
Michael Albus , University of Freiburg
Franz Annen , University of Chur
Arno Anzenbacher , University of Mainz
Edmund Arens , University of Lucerne
Antonio Autiero , University of Munster
Karl Baier , University of Wien
Franz-Josef Bäumer , University of Giessen
Georg Baudler , University of Aachen
Urs Baumann , University of Tübingen
Isidor Baumgartner , University of Passau
Ulrike Bechmann , University of Graz
Manfred Belok , University of Chur
Andreas Benk , University of Schwäbisch Gmünd
Johannes Beutler , University of Frankfurt
Klaus Bieberstein , University of Bamberg
Sabine Bieberstein , University of Eicstat
Albert Biesinger , University of Tübingen
Franz Xaver Bischof , University of Munich
Martina Blasberg-Kuhnke , University of Osnabruck
Thomas Böhm, University of Freiburg
Michael Böhnke , University of Wuppertal
Christoph Böttigheimer , University of Eichstätt
Karl Bopp , University of Benediktbeuern
Karl-Heinz Braun , University of Freiburg
Thomas Bremer , University of Munster
Johannes Brosseder , University of Cologne
Ingo Broer , University of Siegen
Anton A. Bucher , University of Salzburg
Giancarlo Collet , University of Munster
Gerhard Dautzenberg , University of Gießen
Sabine Demel , University of Regensburg
Detlev Dormeyer , University of Dortmund
Gerhard Droesser , University of Würzburg
Margit Eckholt , University of Osnabrück
Peter Eicher , University of Paderborn
Volker Eid , University of Bamberg
Bernhard Emunds , University of Frankfurt
Rudolf Englert , University of Duisburg
Stephan Ernst , University of Würzburg
Wolfgang G. Esser , University of Dortmund
Reinhold Esterbauer , University of Graz
Heinz-Josef Fabry , University of Bonn
Ernst Feil , University of Munich
Reinhard Feiter , University of Munster
Michael Felder , University of Freiburg in Uechtland
Rupert Feneberg , University of Weingarten
Hubert Frankemölle , University of Paderborn
Albert Franz , University of Dresden
Christian Frevel , University of Cologne
Edward Fröhling , University of Vallendar
Ottmar Fuchs , University of Tübingen
Alfons Fürst , University of Munster
Ingeborg Gabriel , University of Wien
Karl Gabriel , University of Munster
Erich Garhammer , University of Würzburg
Albert Gasser , University of Chur
Martin Gertler , University of Cologne
Reinhard Göllner , University of Bochum
Stephan Goertz , University of Mainz
Heinz-Jürgen Görtz , University of Hannover
Norbert Greinacher , University of Tübingen
Franz Gruber , University of Linz
Bernhard Grümme , University of Ludwigsburg
Wilhelm Guggenberger , University of Innsbruck
Gerd Häfner , University of Munich
Hille Haker , University of Frankfurt am Main
Hubertus Halbfas , University of Reutlingen
Hans Halter , University of Luzern
Richard Hartmann , University of Fulda
Linus Hauser , University of Gießen
Christoph Heil , University of Graz
Marianne Heimbach-Steins , University of Bamberg
Theresia Heimerl , University of Graz
Hanspeter Heinz , University of Augsburg
Ulrich Hemel , University of Regensburg
Friedhelm Hengsbach , University of Sankt Georgen
Bernd Jochen Hilberath , University of Tübingen
Georg Hilger , University of Regensburg
Konrad Hilpert , University of Munich
Hans Gerald Hödl , University of Wien
Rudolf Höfer , University of Graz
Hans-Joachim Höhn , University of Cologne
Johannes Hoffmann , University of Frankfurt
Paul Hoffmann , University of Bamberg
Adrian Holderegger , University of Freiburg im Uechtland
Andreas Holzem , University of Tübingen
Reinhard Hübner , University of Munich
Peter Hünermann , University of Tübingen
Hubert Irsigler , University of Freiburg
Martin Jäggle , University of Wien
Bernhard Jendorff , University of Kassel
Hans Jorissen , University of Bonn
Christina Kalloch , University of Hannover
Rainer Kampling , University of Berlin
Leo Karrer , University of Freiburg im Uechtland
Othmar Keel , University of Freiburg im Uechtland
Walter Kern, University of Ludwigsburg
Hans Kessler , University of Frankfurt am Main
Klaus Kienzler , University of Augsburg
Klaus Kießling , University of Frankfurt am Main
Walter Kirchschläger , University of Luzern
Stephanie B. Klein , University of Salzburg
Stefan Knobloch , University of Mainz
Joachim Köhler , University of Tübingen
Judith Könemann , University of Münster
Helga Kohler-Spiegel , University of Voralberg
Anton Kolb , University of Graz
Roland Kollmann , University of Dortmund
Wilhelm Korff , University of Tübingen
Elmar Kos , University of Vechta
Georg Kraus , University of Bamberg
Gerhard Kruip , University of Mainz
Max Küchler , University of Freiburg im Uechtland
Joachim Kügler , University of Bamberg
Roman Kühschelm , University of Wien
Hans Küng , University of Tübingen
Karl-Christoph Kuhn , University of Tübingen
Ulrich Kuhnke , University of Osnabruck
Lothar Kuld , University of Weingarten
Karl-Josef Kuschel , University of Tübingen
Raimund Lachner , University of Vechta
Karl Heinz Ladenhauf , University of Graz
Anton Landersdorfer , University of Passau
Bernhard Lang , University of Paderborn
Georg Langenhorst , University of Augsburg
Wolfgang Langer , University of Wien
Rudolf Langthaler , University of Wien
Gerhard Larcher , University of Graz
Karl Josef Lesch , University of Vechta
Ernst Leuninger , University of Vallendar
Maximilian Liebmann , University of Graz
Winfried Löffler , University of Innsbruck
Adrian Loretan , University of Luzern
Klaus Lüdicke , University of Munster
Heiner Ludwig , University of Darmstadt
Hubertus Lutterbach , University of Essen
Joachim Maier, University of Heidelberg
Johannes Meier [
de ] , University of Mainz
Hans Mendl , University of Passau
Friedhelm Mennekes , University of Sankt Georgen
Karl-Wilhelm Merks , University of Tilburg, Netherlands
Norbert Mette , University of Dortmund
Guido Meyer University of Aachen
Andreas Michel , University of Cologne
Anja Middelbeck-Varwick , University of Berlin
Dietmar Mieth , University of Tübingen
Heinrich Missalla , University of Essen
Matthias Möhring-Hesse , University of Vechta
Hilary Mooney , University of Weingarten
Klaus Müller , University of Munster
Ilse Müllner , University of Kassel
Doris Nauer , University of Vallendar
Peter Neuner , University of Munich
Monika Nickel , University of Passau
Heribert Niederschlag , University of Vallendar
Christoph Niemand , University of Linz
Franz-Josef Nocke , University of Essen
Andreas Odenthal , University of Tübingen
Karl-Heinz Ohlig , University of Saarbrücken
Hans-Ludwig Ollig , University of Frankfurt am Main
Wolfgang Palaver , University of Innsbruck
Silvia Pellegrini , University of Vechta
Sabine Pemsel-Maier , University of Karlsruhe
Otto Hermann Pesch , University of Hamburg
Johann Pock , University of Wien
Uta Poplutz , University of Wuppertal
Burkard Porzelt , University of Regensburg
Thomas Pröpper , University of Munster
Gunter Prüller-Jagenteufel , University of Wien
Walter Raberger , University of Linz
Michael Raske , University of Frankfurt
Johann Reikerstorfer , University of Wien
Elisabeth Reil , University of Konstanz
Helmut Renöckl , University of Linz
Eleonore Reuter , University of Mainz
Klemens Richter , University of Munster
Bert Roebben , University of Dortmund
Eberhard Rolinck , University of Munster
Hans Rotter , University of Innsbruck
Karlheinz Ruhstorfer , University of Koblenz
Gerhard A. Rummel , University of Freiburg
Ralph Sauer , University of Vechta
Sabine Schäper , University of Munster
Mirjam Schambeck , University of Bamberg
Matthias Scharer , University of Innsbruck
Monika Scheidler , University of Dresden
Hans Schelkshorn , University of Wien
Karl Schlemmer , University of Passau
Udo Schmälzle , University of Munster
Bruno Schmid , University of Weingarten
Heinrich Schmidinger , University of Salzburg
Thomas M. Schmidt , University of Frankfurt
Joachim Schmiedl , University of Vallendar
Eberhard Schockenhoff , University of Freiburg
Norbert Scholl , University of Heidelberg
Michael Schramm ,
University of Hohenheim
Stefan Schreiber , University of Augsburg
Thomas Schreijäck , University of Frankfurt
Thomas Schüller , University of Munster
Helen Schüngel-Straumann , University of Cologne
Ehrenfried Schulz , University of Munich
Hans Reinhard Seeliger , University of Tübingen
Josef Senft , University of Cologne
Roman A. Siebenrock , University of Innsbruck
Hermann Pius Siller , University of Frankfurt am Main
Werner Simon , University of Mainz
Egon Spiegel , University of Vechta
Hermann Steinkamp , University of Munster
Georg Steins , University of Osnabruck
Hermann Stenger , University of Innsbruck
Hermann-Josef Stipp , University of Munich
Klaus von Stosch , University of Paderborn
Magnus Striet , University of Freiburg
Angelika Strotmann , University of Paderborn
Joachim Theis , University of Trier
Michael Theobald , University of Tübingen
Franz Trautmann , University of Schwäbisch-Gmünd
Maria Trautmann , University of Eichstätt
Wolfgang Treitler , University of Wien
Bernd Trocholepczy , University of Frankfurt am Main
Peter Trummer , University of Graz
Hermann-Josef Venetz , University of Freiburg im Uechtland
Markus Vogt, University of Munich
Marie-Theres Wacker , University of Munster
Heribert Wahl , University of Trier
Peter Walter , University of Mainz
Franz Weber , University of Innsbruck
Wolfgang Weirer , University of Graz
Saskia Wendel , University of Cologne
Knut Wenzel , University of Frankfurt am Main
Ludwig Wenzler , University of Freiburg
Jürgen Werbick , University of Munster
Christian Wessely , University of Graz
Dietrich Wiederkehr , University of Luzern
Annette Wilke , University of Munster
Ulrich Willers , University of Eichstätt
Werner Wolbert , University of Salzburg
Martha Zechmeister , University of Passau
Hans-Georg Ziebertz , University of Würzburg
Reinhold Zwick , University of Munster
Professors, theologians and other religious scientists from non-German speaking countries
See also
References
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