CVP spokeswoman must resign after Pope criticism
Following her harsh criticism of the Pope and the Catholic Church, CVP spokeswoman Monika Spring is stepping down effective immediately.
After her fierce criticism of the Pope and
of the Catholic Church, Monika Spring, spokeswoman for the
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), resigned with immediate effect. According to
According to reports in the Sunday press, Spring told journalists that
Pope as a "moron". She also criticized the
Catholic Church's sexual doctrine. Spring is of it
assumed that it was a private conversation, he explained.
CVP General Secretary Reto Nause told SDA. She had assumed,
that her statement that journalists were allowed to quote her in this way was ironic.
had been understood. According to Nause, this is a serious
slip, even if Springs' statements in a private conversation
were made. The party apologized and emphasized that Spring
did not reflect the opinion of the party. Nause takes over
Spring's duties on an interim basis. The CVP regrets that Spring, who
CVP spokeswoman only since March, due to a misjudgment of the
situation has become a victim of its own inexperience.
of the Catholic Church, Monika Spring, spokeswoman for the
Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), resigned with immediate effect. According to
According to reports in the Sunday press, Spring told journalists that
Pope as a "moron". She also criticized the
Catholic Church's sexual doctrine. Spring is of it
assumed that it was a private conversation, he explained.
CVP General Secretary Reto Nause told SDA. She had assumed,
that her statement that journalists were allowed to quote her in this way was ironic.
had been understood. According to Nause, this is a serious
slip, even if Springs' statements in a private conversation
were made. The party apologized and emphasized that Spring
did not reflect the opinion of the party. Nause takes over
Spring's duties on an interim basis. The CVP regrets that Spring, who
CVP spokeswoman only since March, due to a misjudgment of the
situation has become a victim of its own inexperience.
