New Archbishop of Vienna: Lay People Should Lead Sunday Liturgies

N.B. The novus Ordo collage liturgy continues its inexorable course of auto-destruction,

Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna, Austria, who was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 17 October, would rather have parishes without priests than have the faithful drive distances to attend a Eucharist.

He told the Austrian state broadcaster ORF (October 30):

"I believe that we should not think of the Church in terms of priests, but in terms of parishes. We cannot say: there are fewer priests, so there must also be fewer parishes.

My approach is different: we should ask ourselves what parishes need in order to remain alive locally – even if there is no priest present every Sunday.

It's about empowering parishes to live independently. This includes having women and men who support and organize parish life, even if a priest is no longer regularly available as in the past."

The picture shows Rev Gründwidl at a school Eucharist in June 2023