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	Religious Superior Sees Austria Nearing Schism Catholic Culture September 1, 2011 http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11596 An influential Austrian abbot has said that divisions in the Catholic Church there cannot be resolved by a meeting between Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and representatives of the dissident Priests' Initiative. Abbot Martin Felhofer of the Schlägl Abbey said that the threat of open schism looms in Austria. "The lines are so hardened," the Premonstratensian abbot said, that Cardinal Schönborn is unlikely to find common ground for his discussions with the rebellious priests, who have pledged open defiance of Church teachings. Abbot Felhofer said that the crisis should be addressed by a broader discussion among Austrian bishops, priests, religious, and lay leaders about the future of the Church.
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