# 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).
As of February 2011, 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
* Johannes Meier [de], 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)