2023-10-02 15:56:17
The former ÖVP Federal Councilor and legal scholar Herbert Schambeck died at the age of 90. For decades he was considered a liaison for conservative circles in the Vatican, as Kathpress reported. “With him we are losing a great Austrian,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) in a broadcast.
Schambeck was born on July 12, 1934 in Baden near Vienna. Until 2002, the doctor of law was a university professor for public law, political science and legal philosophy at the University of Linz. From 1969 to 1997 he also served as an ÖVP representative in the Federal Council and was also its chairman or president several times. From 1993 to 2009, Schambeck was a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family. He was appointed Papal Honorary Chamberlain by John Paul II. “A person with a firm foundation of values.” Nevertheless, the politician denied having played a role in the appointment of bishops of Hans-Hermann Groer and Kurt Krenn. Schambeck has “always worked with all his strength to shape our society positively,” said Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP). The People’s Party will forever value his services to the republic and the party. Lower Austria’s governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner spoke in a broadcast (ÖVP) of “signs that will have an impact on our country’s memory.” He was not only a brilliant lawyer and politician, but also a person with a solid foundation of values and an unshakable love for Austria and especially his home state of Lower Austria.” Schambeck was an honorary citizen in his birthplace of Baden. He will be buried there at the city cemetery on October 11th, and the funeral mass is planned for 3 p.m.
#considered #Vatican #expert #Federal #Councilor #Herbert #Schambeck #ÖVP #died