The Ouellet batch of bishops

Nothing has changed in the Congregation for Bishops. Kath.net reports on the newly-chosen Bishop of Basel, Felix Gmür:

Felix Gmür: sexuality is primarily a matter of conscience of each individual

The new Bishop of Basel on celibacy: "The church must consider whether this must necessarily be the rule. I do not think so - even though celibacy is the correct way of life for me."

Basel (kath.net)

Felix Gmür, the newly-appointed Bishop of Basel, welcomes in a recent interview with Tagesanzeiger the (alleged) relaxation of the condom ban by the Pope and declares, "Sexuality is primarily a matter of the conscience of every human being. I welcome what the Pope said. ... ."

When asked whether now that he is in the diocese of Basel he would follow the line of Rome, Gmür then says, "It is not the message of the line of Rome, but [the message of] the line of the Bible that we have to proclaim, and that is the message of Jesus Christ. ... In the diocese of Basel, there is a lot of freedom within [the Church] structure." [Full article in German; tip: Papa Ratzinger blog]

This is just great.