Leo XIV’s Vienna Archbishop Advocates for "Changes" - Including Adultery, Irregular Unions
Pope Leo XIV appointed Monsignor Grünwidl, a well-known activist of the liberal wing for decades, in October 2025 as Archbishop of Vienna.
Archbishop Grünwidl added that laws and prohibitions must not become an end in themselves. He thought of "the divorced and remarried, as well as partnerships that do not correspond to the ideal of Catholic marriage law".
These people are subject to the rules and prohibitions of canon law, but, according to Mons. Grünwidl, the task is "to discuss with the individual his or her life and faith situation, and to find a pastoral solution that helps and heals."
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