Church 2011

''Church 2011'' is a memorandum promulgated by Catholic theology professors, primarily from Germany, Switzerland and Austria. The memorandum, whose full German title is ''Kirche 2011: Ein notwendiger Aufbruch'', was started in Germany in January 2011. The memorandum is a general demand for reform of the Roman Catholic Church in response to the sexual abuse scandal among German priests.

Description

The memorandum demands:
# Structures of participation: more participation of all people in the Catholic Church, particularly through election of bishops and priests;
# Parish community: more help for Catholic communities, with a more explicit sharing of responsibilities. Married priests and women as priests should be allowed;
# Legal culture: the Catholic Church should initiate a church jurisdiction;
# Freedom of conscience: respect for individual conscience, particularly for divorced people, who want to marry again, and for homosexual civil unions;
# Reconciliation: greater reconciliation of the church to her own history; and
# Worship: reform of the Roman Catholic liturgy (with greater modern influence, and more influence from the cultural life of countries).

, over 300 Catholic professors, theologians and other religious scientists from across the world had signed the memorandum.

List of signators

German language territory

# Michael Albus, University of Freiburg
# Franz Annen, University of Chur
# Arno Anzenbacher, University of Mainz
# Edmund Arens, University of Lucerne
# Antonio Autiero, University of Munster
# Karl Baier, University of Wien
# Franz-Josef Bäumer, University of Giessen
# Georg Baudler, University of Aachen
# Urs Baumann, University of Tübingen
# Isidor Baumgartner, University of Passau
# Ulrike Bechmann, University of Graz
# Manfred Belok, University of Chur
# Andreas Benk, University of Schwäbisch Gmünd
# Johannes Beutler, University of Frankfurt
# Klaus Bieberstein, University of Bamberg
# Sabine Bieberstein, University of Eicstat
# Albert Biesinger, University of Tübingen
# Franz Xaver Bischof, University of Munich
# Martina Blasberg-Kuhnke, University of Osnabruck
# Thomas Böhm, University of Freiburg
# Michael Böhnke, University of Wuppertal
# Christoph Böttigheimer, University of Eichstätt
# Karl Bopp, University of Benediktbeuern
# Karl-Heinz Braun, University of Freiburg
# Thomas Bremer, University of Munster
# Johannes Brosseder, University of Cologne
# Ingo Broer, University of Siegen
# Anton A. Bucher, University of Salzburg
# Giancarlo Collet, University of Munster
# Gerhard Dautzenberg, University of Gießen
# Sabine Demel, University of Regensburg
# Detlev Dormeyer, University of Dortmund
# Gerhard Droesser, University of Würzburg
# Margit Eckholt, University of Osnabrück
# Peter Eicher, University of Paderborn
# Volker Eid, University of Bamberg
# Bernhard Emunds, University of Frankfurt
# Rudolf Englert, University of Duisburg
# Stephan Ernst, University of Würzburg
# Wolfgang G. Esser, University of Dortmund
# Reinhold Esterbauer, University of Graz
# Heinz-Josef Fabry, University of Bonn
# Ernst Feil, University of Munich
# Reinhard Feiter, University of Munster
# Michael Felder, University of Freiburg in Uechtland
# Rupert Feneberg, University of Weingarten
# Hubert Frankemölle, University of Paderborn
# Albert Franz, University of Dresden
# Christian Frevel, University of Cologne
# Edward Fröhling, University of Vallendar
# Ottmar Fuchs, University of Tübingen
# Alfons Fürst, University of Munster
# Ingeborg Gabriel, University of Wien
# Karl Gabriel, University of Munster
# Erich Garhammer, University of Würzburg
# Albert Gasser, University of Chur
# Martin Gertler, University of Cologne
# Reinhard Göllner, University of Bochum
# Stephan Goertz, University of Mainz
# Heinz-Jürgen Görtz, University of Hannover
# Norbert Greinacher, University of Tübingen
# Franz Gruber, University of Linz
# Bernhard Grümme, University of Ludwigsburg
# Wilhelm Guggenberger, University of Innsbruck
# Gerd Häfner, University of Munich
# Hille Haker, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Hubertus Halbfas, University of Reutlingen
# Hans Halter, University of Luzern
# Richard Hartmann, University of Fulda
# Linus Hauser, University of Gießen
# Christoph Heil, University of Graz
# Marianne Heimbach-Steins, University of Bamberg
# Theresia Heimerl, University of Graz
# Hanspeter Heinz, University of Augsburg
# Ulrich Hemel, University of Regensburg
# Friedhelm Hengsbach, University of Sankt Georgen
# Bernd Jochen Hilberath, University of Tübingen
# Georg Hilger, University of Regensburg
# Konrad Hilpert, University of Munich
# Hans Gerald Hödl, University of Wien
# Rudolf Höfer, University of Graz
# Hans-Joachim Höhn, University of Cologne
# Johannes Hoffmann, University of Frankfurt
# Paul Hoffmann, University of Bamberg
# Adrian Holderegger, University of Freiburg im Uechtland
# Andreas Holzem, University of Tübingen
# Reinhard Hübner, University of Munich
# Peter Hünermann, University of Tübingen
# Hubert Irsigler, University of Freiburg
# Martin Jäggle, University of Wien
# Bernhard Jendorff, University of Kassel
# Hans Jorissen, University of Bonn
# Christina Kalloch, University of Hannover
# Rainer Kampling, University of Berlin
# Leo Karrer, University of Freiburg im Uechtland
# Othmar Keel, University of Freiburg im Uechtland
# Walter Kern, University of Ludwigsburg
# Hans Kessler, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Klaus Kienzler, University of Augsburg
# Klaus Kießling, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Walter Kirchschläger, University of Luzern
# Stephanie B. Klein, University of Salzburg
# Stefan Knobloch, University of Mainz
# Joachim Köhler, University of Tübingen
# Judith Könemann, University of Münster
# Helga Kohler-Spiegel, University of Voralberg
# Anton Kolb, University of Graz
# Roland Kollmann, University of Dortmund
# Wilhelm Korff, University of Tübingen
# Elmar Kos, University of Vechta
# Georg Kraus, University of Bamberg
# Gerhard Kruip, University of Mainz
# Max Küchler, University of Freiburg im Uechtland
# Joachim Kügler, University of Bamberg
# Roman Kühschelm, University of Wien
# Hans Küng, University of Tübingen
# Karl-Christoph Kuhn, University of Tübingen
# Ulrich Kuhnke, University of Osnabruck
# Lothar Kuld, University of Weingarten
# Karl-Josef Kuschel, University of Tübingen
# Raimund Lachner, University of Vechta
# Karl Heinz Ladenhauf, University of Graz
# Anton Landersdorfer, University of Passau
# Bernhard Lang, University of Paderborn
# Georg Langenhorst, University of Augsburg
# Wolfgang Langer, University of Wien
# Rudolf Langthaler, University of Wien
# Gerhard Larcher, University of Graz
# Karl Josef Lesch, University of Vechta
# Ernst Leuninger, University of Vallendar
# Maximilian Liebmann, University of Graz
# Winfried Löffler, University of Innsbruck
# Adrian Loretan, University of Luzern
# Klaus Lüdicke, University of Munster
# Heiner Ludwig, University of Darmstadt
# Hubertus Lutterbach, University of Essen
# Joachim Maier, University of Heidelberg
# , University of Mainz
# Hans Mendl, University of Passau
# Friedhelm Mennekes, University of Sankt Georgen
# Karl-Wilhelm Merks, University of Tilburg, Netherlands
# Norbert Mette, University of Dortmund
# Guido Meyer University of Aachen
# Andreas Michel, University of Cologne
# Anja Middelbeck-Varwick, University of Berlin
# Dietmar Mieth, University of Tübingen
# Heinrich Missalla, University of Essen
# Matthias Möhring-Hesse, University of Vechta
# Hilary Mooney, University of Weingarten
# Klaus Müller, University of Munster
# Ilse Müllner, University of Kassel
# Doris Nauer, University of Vallendar
# Peter Neuner, University of Munich
# Monika Nickel, University of Passau
# Heribert Niederschlag, University of Vallendar
# Christoph Niemand, University of Linz
# Franz-Josef Nocke, University of Essen
# Andreas Odenthal, University of Tübingen
# Karl-Heinz Ohlig, University of Saarbrücken
# Hans-Ludwig Ollig, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Wolfgang Palaver, University of Innsbruck
# Silvia Pellegrini, University of Vechta
# Sabine Pemsel-Maier, University of Karlsruhe
# Otto Hermann Pesch, University of Hamburg
# Johann Pock, University of Wien
# Uta Poplutz, University of Wuppertal
# Burkard Porzelt, University of Regensburg
# Thomas Pröpper, University of Munster
# Gunter Prüller-Jagenteufel, University of Wien
# Walter Raberger, University of Linz
# Michael Raske, University of Frankfurt
# Johann Reikerstorfer, University of Wien
# Elisabeth Reil, University of Konstanz
# Helmut Renöckl, University of Linz
# Eleonore Reuter, University of Mainz
# Klemens Richter, University of Munster
# Bert Roebben, University of Dortmund
# Eberhard Rolinck, University of Munster
# Hans Rotter, University of Innsbruck
# Karlheinz Ruhstorfer, University of Koblenz
# Gerhard A. Rummel, University of Freiburg
# Ralph Sauer, University of Vechta
# Sabine Schäper, University of Munster
# Mirjam Schambeck, University of Bamberg
# Matthias Scharer, University of Innsbruck
# Monika Scheidler, University of Dresden
# Hans Schelkshorn, University of Wien
# Karl Schlemmer, University of Passau
# Udo Schmälzle, University of Munster
# Bruno Schmid, University of Weingarten
# Heinrich Schmidinger, University of Salzburg
# Thomas M. Schmidt, University of Frankfurt
# Joachim Schmiedl, University of Vallendar
# Eberhard Schockenhoff, University of Freiburg
# Norbert Scholl, University of Heidelberg
# Michael Schramm, University of Hohenheim
# Stefan Schreiber, University of Augsburg
# Thomas Schreijäck, University of Frankfurt
# Thomas Schüller, University of Munster
# Helen Schüngel-Straumann, University of Cologne
# Ehrenfried Schulz, University of Munich
# Hans Reinhard Seeliger, University of Tübingen
# Josef Senft, University of Cologne
# Roman A. Siebenrock, University of Innsbruck
# Hermann Pius Siller, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Werner Simon, University of Mainz
# Egon Spiegel, University of Vechta
# Hermann Steinkamp, University of Munster
# Georg Steins, University of Osnabruck
# Hermann Stenger, University of Innsbruck
# Hermann-Josef Stipp, University of Munich
# Klaus von Stosch, University of Paderborn
# Magnus Striet, University of Freiburg
# Angelika Strotmann, University of Paderborn
# Joachim Theis, University of Trier
# Michael Theobald, University of Tübingen
# Franz Trautmann, University of Schwäbisch-Gmünd
# Maria Trautmann, University of Eichstätt
# Wolfgang Treitler, University of Wien
# Bernd Trocholepczy, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Peter Trummer, University of Graz
# Hermann-Josef Venetz, University of Freiburg im Uechtland
# Markus Vogt, University of Munich
# Marie-Theres Wacker, University of Munster
# Heribert Wahl, University of Trier
# Peter Walter, University of Mainz
# Franz Weber, University of Innsbruck
# Wolfgang Weirer, University of Graz
# Saskia Wendel, University of Cologne
# Knut Wenzel, University of Frankfurt am Main
# Ludwig Wenzler, University of Freiburg
# Jürgen Werbick, University of Munster
# Christian Wessely, University of Graz
# Dietrich Wiederkehr, University of Luzern
# Annette Wilke, University of Munster
# Ulrich Willers, University of Eichstätt
# Werner Wolbert, University of Salzburg
# Martha Zechmeister, University of Passau
# Hans-Georg Ziebertz, University of Würzburg
# Reinhold Zwick, University of Munster

Professors, theologians and other religious scientists from non-German speaking countries

# Xavier Alegre (El Salvador)
# Olaizola Arregi (Spain)
# Jesús Asurmendi (France)
# Gregory Baum (Canada)
# José Manuel Bernal Cantos (Spain)
# José Bernardi (Brazil)
# Ignace Berten (Belgium)
# Montserrat Biosca Duch (Spain)
# Alberto Bondolfi (Switzerland)
# Eberhard Bons (France)
# Sánchez Castillo (Spain)
# José Centeno (Spain)
# Aldir Crocoli (Brasil)
# Ton Danenberg (Philippines)
# Juan Antonio Estrada (Spain)
# Marcio Fabri (Brazil)
# Rufo Fernández Pérez (Spain)
# Dolores Figueras Fondevila (Spain)
# Bejamin Forcano Cebollada (Spain)
# Judette Gallares (Spain)
# Máximo Garcia Ruiz (Spain)
# Marcelo Juan González (Argentina)
# Jan Jans (Belgium)
# Werner G. Jeanrond (United Kingdom)
# Miro Jelecevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
# Elisa Jiménez Xifre (Spain)
# Janez Juhant (Slovenia)
# Walter Lesch (France)
# Julio Lois Fernández (Spain)
# Aloysius Lopez Cartagenas (Philippines)
# Ivo Markovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
# Juan Masia Clavel (Spain))
# José Mario Méndez Méndez (Costa Rica)
# Anthony T. Padovano (United States)
# José Antonio Pagola Elorza (Spain)
# Luis Augusto Panchi (Ecuador)
# Federico Pastor Ramos (Spain)
# Jesús Peláez del Rosal (Spain)
# Richard Penaskovic (United States)
# Margarita Pintos de Cea-Naharro (Spain)
# Félix Placer Ugarte (Spain)
# John Mansford Prior (Indonesia)
# Julio Puente López (Spain)
# Mertxe Renovales (Spain)
# Susan Roll (Canada)
# Giuseppe Ruggieri (Italy)
# José Sánchez (Mexico)
# Torrado Sánchez (Spain)
# Joseph Selling (Belgium)
# Thomas Shannon (United States)
# Jon Sobrino (El Salvador)
# Jacqui Stewart (United Kingdom)
# Silvana Suaiden (Brasil)
# Luiz Carlos Susin (Brasil)
# Paulo Suess (Brasil)
# Juan José Tamayo Acosta (Spain)
# Marie-Jo Thiel (France)
# Christoph Theobald (France)
# Andrés Torres Queiruga (Spain)
# Caroline Vander Stichele (Netherlands)
# Rufino Velasco Martinez (Spain)
# Marciano Vidal Garcia (Spain)
# Evaristo Villar Villar (Spain)
# Javier Vitoria (Spain)
# Lode Lucas Wostyn (Philippines)
# Juan Yzuel (Spain)
# Marta Zubia (Guinea)

See also

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References

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External links

Kirche 2011:Ein notwendiger Aufbruch
(in German)

Church 2011: The Need for a New Beginning
(Text of memorandum in English)

Süddeutsche:Reform von innen
(German)


(German)



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