The priest of St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, Toni Faber, speaks out before Christmas, looks at the security situation before Christmas and looks back on the year.
About the attack in Magdeburg, which left at least five people dead, Faber says: “Everything seems to be getting out of hand. It all seems to be about swimming. But I don’t think we should be limited in any way by such individual perpetrators or groups.” A future can only be made possible with trust, charity and acceptance. “We cannot lock ourselves in a fortress, nor at home in our homes, nor as a country. We all belong together and must face such dangers clearly and distinctly.”
Attack on St. Stephen’s Cathedral thwarted
A year ago, an attack on St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna was thwarted just before Christmas, and this year Faber hopes to be able to celebrate the service without restrictions. “I am not aware of anything that we have any restrictions this year.” Unfortunately, in recent years it has become normal for there to be uncertainty or threats (editor’s note: bomb threats). Faber is very grateful for the cooperation with the Vienna police, who generally have the situation very well under control.
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn leaves his office in January and in the live talk of krone.tv Toni Faber says that he does not yet know anything about a possible successor. “It’s a bit old-fashioned. Wait until the real farewell before sending a real candidate into the race. This is apparently what the Roman Catholic Church has been thinking for centuries. “On the whole it would of course be much, much wiser, I think I already know. Who is it? How can he learn the tricks of the trade?” Now it is true that the Catholic Church has survived for centuries, millennia, even though we would now like it to be very practically and pragmatically different, says Faber.
“The culture of excitement has become more acceptable”
For the coming year, the cathedral priest wishes for more peace ‘within ourselves’. It’s so easy to get angry about something. “I think the culture of excitement has become more differentiated and more acceptable.” What is needed is less excitement, but more peace in our hearts and more willingness to serve our neighbors. “This small peace will hopefully ensure that large-scale peace can also succeed.”
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