The International Theological Institute dismisses three longtime professors

The International Theological Institute (ITI) in Trumau, south of Vienna, which teaches in English, will dismiss three leading professors and five members of the administrative staff. The President of …More
The International Theological Institute (ITI) in Trumau, south of Vienna, which teaches in English, will dismiss three leading professors and five members of the administrative staff. The President of the ITI, Christiaan Alting of Geusau, confirmed this at a meeting with students on Monday. The three professors are:
• the fundamental theologian and Thomist Father Rupert Mayer OP.
• the philosopher Markus Riedenauer, married, 3 children.
• the Ukrainian Byzantine Studies, Father Yosyp Veresh.
Two visiting professors will be invited to teach for less pay: the British moral theologian William Newton (married, 6 children), and the Austrian politician Gudrun Kugler (married, 4 children).
Persistent criticism against the President of the ITI
Beginning last week president Alting informed the 22-member faculty about the layoffs. The message spread quickly. Last Friday Alting invited the students for an information meeting, which was scheduled for Monday early afternoon.
Last Saturday, the students …More
Johannes 1
Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maxumae dilabuntur.
So sorry about everything 🤐
Quídquid agís, prudénter agás et réspice fínem! :(
JamesRizza
As an alumnus of ITI I will attest that the loss of these three professors is unfortunate. I took courses from Markus Riedenauer and Father Yosyp Veresh; and I still remember Pater Rupert's sermons. These three are all irreplaceable in their own ways.
I also studied with Dr. William Newton, who is a very fine and popular professor.
I graduated from ITI in 2010 and can attest that the students and …More
As an alumnus of ITI I will attest that the loss of these three professors is unfortunate. I took courses from Markus Riedenauer and Father Yosyp Veresh; and I still remember Pater Rupert's sermons. These three are all irreplaceable in their own ways.

I also studied with Dr. William Newton, who is a very fine and popular professor.

I graduated from ITI in 2010 and can attest that the students and faculty maintain high standards of Catholic orthodoxy.

While I am not in any position know why these particular professors were let go; I think the financial situation at ITI is the number 1 reason for these layoffs.

Please consider a donation to the ITI; they really do learn "theology on their knees".
Dr Bobus
Typical of Cardinal Schonborn is the Op Ed he wrote for the New York Times about Evolution. It was a very good analysis of the problems. After there was opposition, however, he tried to run away from what he had written.
He is a very competent theologian but has no backbone. He is a member of an order whose motto is Veritas, but whenever he is called on to defend Truth, he lies down like a yellow dog. …More
Typical of Cardinal Schonborn is the Op Ed he wrote for the New York Times about Evolution. It was a very good analysis of the problems. After there was opposition, however, he tried to run away from what he had written.

He is a very competent theologian but has no backbone. He is a member of an order whose motto is Veritas, but whenever he is called on to defend Truth, he lies down like a yellow dog.

I have friends who, when they became Catholics, were shunned by their familiies. One was kicked of the house by her father. For the past 30 years she has been a nun in France, and he has never visited him. Another was a Jew whose parents never spoke to him after he converted. He became a monk priest of Fontgombault, now Clear Creek. And there are stories about other people.

Who knows what is behind the moves at the ITI? It's hard to keep thinking, however, that the Schonborn habit of accommodating those opposed to Catholic doctrine instead of defending those who teach it is somehow involved.
Abramo
Arius? Nestorius? I am not sure about that. I don't believe he is a thinker, rather somebody who sticks his finger in the wind. He loved to be remembered among Catholics as the secretary of the commission that produced the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but he quickly understood that he needed (to put it in friendly words) "to keep away" from Cardinal Ratzinger in order to protect his own reputation …More
Arius? Nestorius? I am not sure about that. I don't believe he is a thinker, rather somebody who sticks his finger in the wind. He loved to be remembered among Catholics as the secretary of the commission that produced the Catechism of the Catholic Church, but he quickly understood that he needed (to put it in friendly words) "to keep away" from Cardinal Ratzinger in order to protect his own reputation. When Ratzinger was elected Pope, Schönborn was taken by surprise. Now, it was too late. Ratzinger did not trust him anymore and Schönborn did not get any job in Rome. During the Pontificate of Benedict XVI Schönborn started showing his liberal convictions more openly, infamous is his pro-gay stance. If the President of the ITI tells the students to trust Schönborn, then the ITI is in deep troubles.
Tesa
The cardinal of Vienna seems to be a new Arius, Nestorius,...
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Abramo
@Lisi Sterndorfer: Who is Hogan?
Abramo
@Frater Asinus
Sorry, but beyond insults I cannot draw much from your commentaries.
Lisi Sterndorfer
@Frater Asinus
1. Have you read the article carefully? Because the source is mentioned: "meeting with students on Monday". The quotations are by somebody "official", the President of the ITI.
2. Kicking out three professors at once - and amongst them the best one of the Institute - is unseen in other theological faculties.
3. As far as I know, there is a long history of kicking out people at the …More
@Frater Asinus

1. Have you read the article carefully? Because the source is mentioned: "meeting with students on Monday". The quotations are by somebody "official", the President of the ITI.

2. Kicking out three professors at once - and amongst them the best one of the Institute - is unseen in other theological faculties.

3. As far as I know, there is a long history of kicking out people at the ITI . Just to mention one: The way the cardinal got rid of Michael Waldstein was - to stay friendly - unfair. (and then how Schönborn got rid of Hogan, who was installed after Waldstein....)
Frater Asinus
@Abramo:
I am not going to respond beyond this, because I do not want to draw any more attention to this nonsense.
1. This article is without sources and has evidenced no attempt to speak to anyone official at the ITI. They are using the alleged misfortunes of the school in order to attack the cardinal. It is evident that you are happy to disparage the character of the cardinal on the basis of your …More
@Abramo:
I am not going to respond beyond this, because I do not want to draw any more attention to this nonsense.
1. This article is without sources and has evidenced no attempt to speak to anyone official at the ITI. They are using the alleged misfortunes of the school in order to attack the cardinal. It is evident that you are happy to disparage the character of the cardinal on the basis of your disagreements with him, but most (sane) people would consider such conduct inappropriate; especially from an organization that seeks to be taken seriously.
2. How do you know any of this is true? Has the ITI released any public statement? Nonsense.
3. Again, to state your position is sufficient to refute it.
Abramo
@Frater Asinus:
1. Why so aggressive ("salacious tabloid journalism")? What is wrong with the article?
2. Is it not true that the three professors were kicked out? Is it not true that the arguments of the President are not convincing?
3. How can one believe that an Institute that is run be one of the most pro-homosexual Cardinals of the Church will proclaim Catholic morals or will allow Catholic …More
@Frater Asinus:
1. Why so aggressive ("salacious tabloid journalism")? What is wrong with the article?

2. Is it not true that the three professors were kicked out? Is it not true that the arguments of the President are not convincing?

3. How can one believe that an Institute that is run be one of the most pro-homosexual Cardinals of the Church will proclaim Catholic morals or will allow Catholic moral theology to be taught?
Frater Asinus
This is salacious tabloid journalism and a discredit to gloria tv that they even allow such nonsense on their site.
As for @Abramo, if you think that ITI is at all like a "mainstream institute" then you clearly have never been there or spoken with any graduates that come from there. To state your position is sufficient to refute it.
Abramo
@Jaymez
You are right. This is the reason why neo-conservatism is a form of Modernism. They want to mix and end up with Modernism.
Abramo
The ITI was founded to start a renewal in theology. But it quickly turned out to be another mainstream Institute. Vienna Cardinal Schönborn, the boss of the ITI, is very pro-gay, so how could one expect that the ITI would proclaim the Gospel or Catholic doctrine?