Talk:Wolfgang Haas

Controversy
A 1999 National Catholic Reporter article claims that John Paul II was essentially forced to create the new Liechtenstein archdiocese for Haas, because he was so unpopular in the Swiss diocese he had appointed him to only a few years earlier. Rejected by his parishioners from the day of his installation as bishop, when protesters blocked the front door of the cathedral, eventually "even the Swiss government asked the Vatican to intervene". The citizens of Liechtenstein didn't want him either; "[t]he parliament voted 24-1 to oppose creating a new archdiocese; a letter signed by more than 8,000 Catholics, almost a third of the church’s membership, asked that Haas stay in Switzerland". Haas appointment brings high drama to tiny principality of Liechtenstein http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/1999a/010899/010899j.htm 24.128.188.152 (talk) 18:13, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

He's not exactly ingratiating himself with his new flock either, at least not with those who don't share his ultra-conservative views. According to this 2007 article [in German], he even preaches that wearing lipstick is a sin(!) http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/startseite/leben_mit_wolfgang_1.593001.html 24.128.188.152 (talk) 18:13, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

The official Liechtenstein site has a page about the tensions in the church since Haas arrived, posted in 2007. It opens with "The establishment of the Archdiocese of Vaduz on 2 December 1997 split the Church into two camps. No rapprochement has been achieved over the past ten years." http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-portal-aktuell?newsid=15517 I've posted these links in hopes they will be helpful if/when the article is expanded. 24.128.188.152 (talk) 18:46, 2 April 2010 (UTC)