Wolfgang F. Rothe

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Wolfgang F. Rothe (born July 16, 1967 in Marburg ) is a German Roman Catholic priest , theologian and canon lawyer . He is also known as the "Whiskey Vicar" because of his events and publications on the subject of whiskey spirituality .

Life

youth

Rothe comes from the parish of St. Heribert in Hallenberg , but grew up in the neighboring Bromskirchen , where he also attended elementary school. He graduated from high school Edertalschule in Frankenberg (Eder) in 1987 with the Abitur.

theologian

He completed his studies in Catholic theology at the Julius Maximilians University in Würzburg and at the Catholic University of Eichstätt in 1993 with a diploma and in 1994 with a licentiate . He was ordained a deacon in 1995 and a priest in 1996 . He then worked as a chaplain in Weitra until 1999 . Rothe was a long-time member and curate of the angel work-related Catholic Scouting Society of Europe .

He then studied canon law at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce , which is under the direction of the Opus Dei personal prelature , where he received his doctorate in canon law in 2002. Relator ( doctoral supervisor ) was Joseph Ratzinger's private secretary at the time , Georg Gänswein .

Since 2002 he has been secretary and advisor for questions of canon law to the Bishop of St. Pölten , Kurt Krenn , as well as lecturer for canon law at the Philosophical-Theological University of St. Pölten , from 2003 also Subregens at the seminary there .

In July 2004 he resigned from this office after he was accused of being jointly responsible for various grievances in the St. Pölten seminary. The measures subsequently taken by Krenn's successor Klaus Küng and confirmed by the Vatican in 2008 are based on the fact that “neither state nor church investigations indicate the conduct of Dr. Rothe revealed that this should be punished ”. Rothe then moved to the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising ; He is currently active as parish vicar in the Munich Parish Association of Perlach.

In 2013 Rothe received his doctorate in theology from the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich; The first reviewer ( doctoral supervisor ) was Stephan Haering , the second reviewer was Andreas Wollbold . According to the university, the “certificate of non-objection from the home pastor about the applicant's faith and character attitude” was issued by the Bishop of St. Pölten, Klaus Küng .

In 2019 Rothe filed a complaint against Küng for attempted sexual assault against his person in 2004, prior to which Küng had forcibly administered a psychotropic drug from the group of benzodiazepines . Küng rejected the allegations and stated that he reserved the right to take legal action against untruthful allegations. The criminal investigations against Küng were discontinued in 2019 due to the statute of limitations . Church proceedings against Küng in the Vatican are still pending (as of January 2020).

Theologically, Rothe positioned itself in the 2010s and 2020s through criticism of the church's rejection of marriage for all and of the “excessive and excessive celibacy ”.

"Whiskey Vicar"

Rothe is an expert in Scottish whiskey and is known for combining this knowledge with spiritual topics in lectures and publications as well as on radio and television.

Since 2015 he has been organizing so-called “whiskey pilgrimages” to Scotland in collaboration with the Bavarian Pilgrims Office ; in doing so, places are headed for which are important for both the iro-Scottish whiskey culture and the iro-Scottish Christianity.

Also once a year he has been organizing a church service in Munich since 2016, which is musically designed with bagpipes and organ; several hundred people regularly take part. The service in 2018 was broadcast live on the Munich church radio.

He is part of the team of authors for the largest German-language specialist magazine for whiskey, Der Whiskey-Ambassador ; In it he has his own section entitled “Search for traces”, and he also writes regularly in the “Mystery Distillery Check” and “Taste Notes” sections.

At the beginning of 2019, the Hammelburg pastor Thomas Eschenbach made headlines when he offered "whiskey retreats" for men, citing Rothe .

Awards and honors

  • Rothe is an honorary member (“supporter”) of the “Sharing Angels”, the largest German whiskey club for women.
  • The Scottish folk musician and songwriter Robin Laing dedicated a song to Rothe on his album “Holding Gold”, released in 2020; the song is entitled "Thank You Whiskey Vicar".

Book publications

  • Let us pray - 120 intercessory forms for every day of the church year , Verlag Josef Kral, Abensberg 2000 (2nd edition: Dominus-Verlag, Augsburg 2010), ISBN 978-3-940879-07-3 .
  • Ad plenam Communionem - On the ecclesiological and constitutional position determination of ecumenism , Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2003, ISBN 3-631-50605-8 .
  • The statutes of the collegiate chapters in the German-speaking area - legal situation and legal practice , Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2007, ISBN 978-3-631-55943-7 .
  • Pastoral without a pastor? - A canonical plea against the destruction of pastoral care, pastors and parishes , Verlag Franz Schmitt, Siegburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-87710-288-6 .
  • Liturgical Reconciliation - A canonical commentary on the motu proprio “Summorum Pontificum” for study and practice , Dominus-Verlag, Augsburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-940879-06-6 .
  • The extra-liturgical clerical clothing according to can. 284 CIC - A legal historical, legal systematic and legally critical investigation , Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien 2014, ISBN 978-3-8306-7647-8 .
  • Water of Life - Introduction to the Spirituality of Whiskey , 3rd edition 2018, Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien 2016, ISBN 978-3-8306-7766-6 .
  • Whiskey Pilgrimages - A Spiritual Guide to Scotland , Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien 2018, ISBN 978-3-8306-7875-5 .
  • Whiskey jokes , Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien 2019, ISBN 978-3-8306-7935-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Curriculum vitae on the website of the parish Transfiguration of Christ in Munich. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Georg Restle : Catholic Fundamentalism: Pathfinder on astray. German Scouting Association Sankt Georg Paderborn , Tambuli from 4th quarter 2009, p. 15
  3. ^ Günther Walter : News from St. Pölten. In: Pathfinder of Mary , 4th quarter 2005, p. 11
  4. ↑ Heiner Boberski : The angel work. Theory and Practice of Opus Angelorum. Otto Müller Verlag, Salzburg 1993, pages 230-233. ISBN 3701308543
  5. ^ Wolfgang F. Rothe, Ad plenam Communionem (doctoral thesis). Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main et al., ISBN 3-631-50605-8 , p. 7.
  6. ↑ Directory of employees . In: Archives for Catholic Church Law . tape 172 , no. 2 . Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, Paderborn, p. 695 .
  7. ↑ a b N. N .: A "heavenly" evening . In: The Whiskey Ambassador . tape 2-2016 . Verlag Medienbotschaft, Tägerwilen, p. 7 .
  8. ↑ Website of the parish Transfiguration of Christ in Munich - declaration of 2008 , accessed on August 28, 2018.
  9. ↑ Jan Mikrut: The Catholic Church in Central Europe after 1945 to the present . Dom Verlag, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-85351-193-0 , p. 224-225 .
  10. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe's curriculum vitae from the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, accessed on August 28, 2018.
  11. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: The extra-liturgical clerical clothing according to can. 284 CIC (doctoral thesis) . Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien, ISBN 978-3-8306-7647-8 , p. 8 .
  12. ↑ Catholic-Theological Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Academic examination regulations to obtain the degree of licentiate and doctor of theology. (PDF) May 2, 2005, accessed July 29, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: The extra-liturgical clerical clothing according to can. 284 CIC (doctoral thesis) . Editions Sankt Ottilien, Sankt Ottilien, ISBN 978-3-8306-7647-8 , p. 7 .
  14. ^ Bishop Küng rejects allegations of sexual assault. ORF from January 25, 2020
  15. ^ Bishop Küng rejects allegations of sexual assault. kath.net from January 26, 2020
  16. ↑ Michaela Reibenwein: An "ominous evening": allegations against former Bishop Küng. Courier from January 25, 2020
  17. ↑ ZIB 1: Küng case: Criticism of the Church's handling of abuse (on the specific case: from min 17:12). ORF, January 28, 2020, accessed on August 13, 2020 (German).
  18. ↑ ZIB 2: Küng case: The Church's criticism of dealing with abuse (with an interview with the person concerned from at least 14:32). In: ZIB 2. ORF, January 28, 2020, accessed on August 13, 2020 (German).
  19. ↑ Wolfgang Rothe: Allegations of abuse against former Bishop Küng: Now the victim speaks. In: Platform for Affected Church Violence (Affected.at). January 28, 2020, accessed on April 20, 2020 (German).
  20. ↑ Nina Goldmann: Küng case: Affected person holds on to allegations. In: ORF. January 28, 2020, accessed on February 3, 2020 (German).
  21. ^ Allegations of abuse against former Bishop Küng, who denied it. The standard of January 26, 2020
  22. ↑ Michaela Reibenwein: "An ominous evening". January 25, 2020, accessed on January 28, 2020 (German).
  23. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: Fight or Silence? - A canonical contribution to the discussion on current issues of state marriage law . In: Klerusblatt . tape 95 (2015) . Munich, S. 205-206 .
  24. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: The celibacy - the overloaded law. In: kathisch.de. January 8, 2020, accessed on February 14, 2020 (German).
  25. ↑ Laura Schönwies: "Liquid Sermon". Wolfgang F. Rothe associates whiskey with proclamation. October 20, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018 .
  26. ↑ Wolfgang F. Rothe: Searching for traces very specific . In: The Whiskey Ambassador . tape 4-2015 . Verlag Medienbotschaft, Tägerwilen, p. 30-34 .
  27. ↑ Tobias Becker: Drink whiskey, preach whiskey. In: Der Spiegel . Accessed August 31, 2018 .
  28. ↑ The Whiskey Ambassador
  29. ↑ Witty conversations . In: sueddeutsche.de . January 6, 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed January 12, 2019]).
  30. ^ Margarete Marie: The Sharing Angels. August 13, 2015, accessed on July 23, 2020 (German).
  31. ↑ Whiskeyexperts: Thank you Whiskey Vicar - A tribute to a Munich priest. July 22, 2020, accessed on July 23, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Rothe, Wolfgang F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rothe, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Marburg