"There is an urgent need to find new forms of work truly capable of fulfilling our human potential and affirming our dignity. In order to ensure dignified employment, there must be a change in the prevailing economic paradigm, which seeks only to expand companies’ profits." (Pope Francis) His Holiness Pope Francis Casa Santa Marta Cittá … Continue reading The Universal Basic Income (UBI)
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The meaning of life – Part 2020
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Euthanasia in Austria
Yesterday the Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) decided on the law prohibiting euthanasia. It was about §77 “Killing on request” and §78 “Participation in suicide” of the Austrian Criminal Code (StGB). The two paragraphs are as follows: §77 StGB - Killing on request: "Anyone who kills another at his serious and urgent request is to be … Continue reading Euthanasia in Austria
Corruption in Austria
When the housing company of the Republic of Austria BUWOG was privatized in 2004, CA-Immo AG offered 960 million euros for it. A short time later, their competitor, a consortium of Immofinanz AG and Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich, accidentally offered exactly one million euros more, exactly 961 million euros. A short time later, the finance minister responsible … Continue reading Corruption in Austria
Coronavirus: The Money
Let's assume that the world consists of only four people: 👵Adele, 👩🎓Berta, 👨✈️Chris and 👤Desmond. Since this is a fair world, each of them has made a fortune of € 10,000. It's the year 2008: 👵: € 10,000 👩🎓: € 10,000 👨✈️: € 10,000 👤: € 10,000 The financial crisis sets in. But the four … Continue reading Coronavirus: The Money
Coronavirus: Science versus Religion
Photo: Vatican News In a spectacular 5:4 ruling this week, the US Supreme Court judged that freedom of worship should not be restricted in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. This decision is a first climax in the dispute about how much restriction of our freedom is worth saving human lives. Two different worlds collide … Continue reading Coronavirus: Science versus Religion
Our real problem
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The Austrian incompetence
In Austria we are experiencing the greatest crisis since World War Two. In addition to the global Corona crisis, we have now also suffered the crisis of international terrorism. If you follow the reporting in the national media, you have to assume that we were completely surprised by both. Apparently neither the "second wave" of … Continue reading The Austrian incompetence
The Scandal of Sexual Abuse
To the Archbishop of Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn Wollzeile 2 AT-1010 Vienna Dear Cardinal, Pope John Paul knew everything. He also knew everything about Cardinal Groër here in Vienna. That was the whole point. The 'New York Times' is wrong. My friend Giovannipaolo saw these episcopal appointments as the only way to solve this centuries-old … Continue reading The Scandal of Sexual Abuse
The war in the Caucasus
(c) Foto: AP Tonight, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed an agreement to end their war. This happened with the mediation of the Russian Federation and abstinence of the European Union. Azerbaijan calls this treaty "the Armenian surrender". Armenian Protesters then stormed the seat of their government. The complications in this region, the cradle of Europe, are … Continue reading The war in the Caucasus
Vienna Calling 