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Robert Zollitsch

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Name: Robert Zollitsch

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

University of Hamburg

WCC general secretary encourages working together with Pope Francis

In a panel discussion at the German Protestant Kirchentag in Hamburg, the World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, expressed positive hopes for the leadership of Pope Francis.Coming from Argentina, a country with widespread ... [Published Ekklesia - May 10 2013]

Entities: Pope Francis I, University of Hamburg, Robert Zollitsch

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Church spokesman: Catholics not divided by remarks over women deacons

OXFORD, England — A German church spokesman denied the country's Catholic bishops are divided after the bishops' conference president, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, provoked controversy by advocating a form of diaconate for women."There are no new facts ... [Published The Compass - May 09 2013]

Entities: Catholic, Robert Zollitsch, Walter Kasper, Germany

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Protestants declare themselves 'very optimistic' about Pope Francis

Catholic archbishop and head of state Angela Merkel address German gathering.Germany:The 34th Protestant Kirchentag was held in Hamburg from 1 to 5 May. There is no other event quite like it in the Christian world. It is an immense gathering of people ... [Published UCAN India - May 08 2013]

Entities: Pope Francis I, Robert Zollitsch, Roman Catholic, protest, Germany

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 3 reports

3-May-13 - Theologian Dismisses Call For Women 'Deacons'

(http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=27133)BERN, SWITZERLAND, May 3 (CNA) .- Theologian Father Manfred Hauke said recent comments from a German archbishop appearing to support a particular diaconate for women are confusing to Catholics and ot ... [Published Global Catholic Network - May 04 2013]

Entities: Deacons, Robert Zollitsch, Walter Kasper

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

German archbishop calls for women deacons

Germany's top Roman Catholic has called for women to be allowed to become deacons, which would enable them to perform baptisms and marriages outside of mass - a novelty for Catholic women, reports The Local.Archbishop of Freiburg Robert Zollitsch (pictured), ... [Published CathNews - May 01 2013]

Entities: Robert Zollitsch, Roman Catholic, Reformism

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Women Catholic deacons 'no longer taboo'

Germany's top Roman Catholic has called for women to be allowed to become deacons, which would enable them to perform baptisms and marriages outside of mass - a novelty for Catholic women.Merkel quashes revolt over female exec quota (18 Apr 13)'Today ... [Published The Local Germany - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Robert Zollitsch, Catholic, Reformism, Roman Catholic, Baptist

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

German bishops open to discussion of female deacons, Communion for divorced/remarried Catholics

The president of the German Catholic bishops’ conference has expressed a willingness to discuss the ordination of women as deacons.Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg said that the question of female deacons should not be considered “taboo.” He spoke ... [Published Catholic World News - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Robert Zollitsch, Catholic, Donor, Jeffrey Mirus, Donations

First reported Mar 07 2013 - Updated Mar 07 2013 - 1 reports

Transition Pope-pourri

Lest anyone thought being Pope made for the world's most mysterious – and therefore attention-grabbing – public role, there's apparently something that commands even more fascination: the first post-papacy in 700 years.Six days since leaving Peter's ... [Published Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 07 2013]

Entities: Franciszek Macharski, The Vatican, Stanislaw Dziwisz, Reinhard Marx

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 22 2013 - 1 reports

German Catholics allow certain “morning-after” pills for rape cases

(Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany’s bishop’s conference gives a media statement before the German bishop’s annual meeting in Trier, February 18, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) The Roman Catholic Church in Germany said on Thursday it would ... [Published FaithWorld - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Rape, Robert Zollitsch, Roman Catholic Church, mifepristone

First reported Dec 25 2012 - Updated Dec 26 2012 - 1 reports

Jesus Would Be on Facebook if He Lived Today, German Preist Says

Head of Germany's Catholic Church, Robert Zollitsch, has given everyone celebrating something new to think about the Christmas story. Zollitsch told a German newspaper that if Jesus were alive today, he'd be Facebook friends with all of his ... [Published Mashable! - Dec 25 2012]

Entities: Facebook Inc, Robert Zollitsch, Twitter, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church

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Eberle said Archbishop Zollitsch was speaking only "in his capacity as local archbishop" and referred to a similar Feb...

Church spokesman: Catholics not divided by remarks over women deacons [Published The Compass - May 09 2013]

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German Church leaders deny disagreement over wo... [Published Catholic World News - May 10 2013]
WCC general secretary encourages working togeth... [Published Ekklesia - May 10 2013]
Church spokesman: Catholics not divided by rema... [Published The Compass - May 09 2013]
Protestants declare themselves 'very optimistic... [Published UCAN India - May 08 2013]
3-May-13 - Theologian Dismisses Call For Women ... [Published Global Catholic Network - May 04 2013]
German prelate's support for female deacons con... [Published Catholic World News - May 04 2013]
Theologian dismisses call for women 'deacons' [Published Catholic World Report - May 03 2013]
German archbishop calls for women deacons [Published CathNews - May 01 2013]
'Women give the Catholic church a future' [Published The Local Germany - Apr 30 2013]
German bishops open to discussion of female dea... [Published Catholic World News - Apr 29 2013]
Women Catholic deacons 'no longer taboo' [Published The Local Germany - Apr 29 2013]
Transition Pope-pourri [Published Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 07 2013]
German Catholics allow certain “morning-after” ... [Published FaithWorld - Feb 21 2013]
Jesus Would Be on Facebook if He Lived Today, G... [Published Mashable! - Dec 25 2012]

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Transition Pope-pourri [Published Whispers in the Loggia - Mar 07 2013] Lest anyone thought being Pope made for the world's most mysterious – and therefore attention-grabbing – public role, there's apparently something that commands even more fascination: the first post-papacy in 700 years.Six days since leaving Peter's ...
German Catholics allow certain “morning-after” ... [Published FaithWorld - Feb 21 2013] (Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany’s bishop’s conference gives a media statement before the German bishop’s annual meeting in Trier, February 18, 2013. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) The Roman Catholic Church in Germany said on Thursday it would ...
Jesus Would Be on Facebook if He Lived Today, G... [Published Mashable! - Dec 25 2012] Head of Germany's Catholic Church, Robert Zollitsch, has given everyone celebrating something new to think about the Christmas story. Zollitsch told a German newspaper that if Jesus were alive today, he'd be Facebook friends with all of his ...