Mario from Galli

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Mario von Galli SJ (born October 20, 1904 in Vienna ; † September 28, 1987 in Zurich ) was a Catholic priest , Jesuit, theological editor and publicist .

Life

After joining the Jesuit order , Mario von Galli studied in Rome , Austria , Germany and the Netherlands and after his ordination in 1933 worked as a pastor in Basel , Stuttgart and Aschaffenburg . In 1935 he was banned from speaking in Germany and was expelled. He worked in Zurich in the Academic House and from 1936 was an employee of the Apologetic Institute . On his behalf, "in 1939, under the pseudonym Andreas Amsee, he wrote the book Die Judenfrage , which was shaped by the Catholic anti-Semitism of the time ", in which he represents "anti-Jewish stereotypes" but rejected the persecution of Jews : he drew a " Christian-spiritual anti-Semitism " the " racial anti-Semitism " before.

He had political asylum in Switzerland until 1945 , when he was expelled due to the prohibition of the Jesuit order in the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (Articles 51 and 52). Extensive speaking work in Stuttgart followed. Back in Zurich in 1952, he worked for the Jesuit magazine Orientation and was its editor-in-chief from 1954 to 1972 .

He was also a journalist and popular speaker during the Second Vatican Council (1962 to 1965). His speech at the Stuttgart Catholic Day in 1964 (“Walk through a new way of thinking”) is legendary. His comments on the council were broadcast on radio and television by almost all German-speaking broadcasters and reached millions accordingly. In particular, his rhetoric, combined with gestures and facial expressions, embodied for many the conciliar spirit of optimism.

Works (selection)

  • under the pseudonym Andreas Amsee: Die Judenfrage , published on behalf of the Apologetic Institute of the Swiss Catholic People's Association. Räber, Lucerne 1939, DNB 572342659 .
  • Living the future. Franz von Assisi , with photos by Dennis Stock , Bucher , Luzern 1970, ISBN 3-7658-0046-5 .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Victor Conzemius: Galli, Mario von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ^ Franziska Metzger : Die "Schildwache": an integralist right-wing Catholic newspaper 1912-1945. Universitäts-Verlag, Friborg, 2000, p. 226. ISBN 978-3-7278-1299-6 (= religion, politics, society in Switzerland , volume 27).
  3. ↑ Alois Schifferle: Arsonist of the Spirit. Mario von Galli SJ 1904-1987. A witness of life in words and pictures . Leipzig 2000.
  4. ↑ see: Prominent authors from Switzerland: Urs Altermatt: Anti-Judaism and its extensions - the syndrome of Catholic anti-Semitism on www.israel-information.net
  5. ↑ Brief description

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personal data
SURNAME Galli, Mario from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amsee, Andreas (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian Jesuit, theological editor and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 1987
Place of death Zurich