Alexander Tschugguel
Alexander Tschugguel | |
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Born | Vienna, Austria | 24 June 1993
Occupation(s) | Catholic activist, conservative activist |
Parent | Walter Tschugguel |
Relatives | von Tschugguel |
Alexander Tschugguel (born 24 June 1993 in Vienna)[1] is an Austrian conservative political and Traditionalist Catholic activist. He was a founding member of The Reform Conservatives, a defunct Austrian conservative political party that set out to abolish the European Parliament.
Tschugguel received international attention in 2019 for stealing statuettes, allegedly of the
Personal life and family
Alexander Tschugguel is a descendant of the Barons von Tschugguel zu Tramin, a Tyrolean family. The Tschugguels were raised from the rank of Ritter to the status of hereditary barons by the House of Habsburg in 1705.[2] The Barons von Tschugguel remained Roman Catholic until Tschugguel's great-grandfather converted to Lutheranism.[3] Alexander's father, Dr. Walter Tschugguel, works as a physician in Vienna.[4]
Tschugguel left the
Tschugguel was married in 2019 in a wedding celebrated by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana, Kazakhstan.[6]
Activism and views
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Tschugguel joined the
Tschugguel is an
In 2014 Tschugguel co-organized a bus tour in Germany with von Beverfoerde to campaign against same-sex marriage. In 2018 and 2019, he was the co-organizer of the Vienna March for Life.[13][14] In May 2019 he organized Rosary for Austria, a Latin Mass and prayer event at the Karlskirche.[6]
On 21 October 2019 Tschugguel and an accomplice stole five statues, reportedly of the
In 2019 Tschugguel founded St. Boniface Institute, a Traditionalist Catholic organisation with the stated goal of fighting
In a public address in 2019, Tschugguel alleged that the United Nations and the European Union overstated climate change and branded it an item of communist agenda. He praised Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and attacked Pope Francis over his concern with the Amazon.[23]
In December 2019 Tschugguel organized a prayer protest outside of
On 18 January 2020 Tschugguel protested alongside von Beverfoerde, Viganò, Roberto de Mattei, and Gabriele Kuby in Munich, demanding "clarity and coherence" and an end to "dissimulation and deception" in the Catholic Church in Germany from Pope Francis and the German Bishops' Conference. Among the organisers, named as Acies Ordinata, were 130 members of Catholic laity from Germany, Austria, Italy, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and the United States.[28]
References
- Adelsaufhebungsgesetz of 3 April 1919.[1]
- ^ von Müehlfeld, J.G.M. (1822). Österreichisches Adels-Lexikon des achtzehnten u. neunzehnten Jahrhunderts enthaltend alle von 1701 bis 1820 von den Souveranen Österreichs ... in die verschiedenen Grade, des deutsch-erbländischen oder Reichs-Adels, erhobenen Personen. Morschner. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de. November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Pachamama-Held Tschugguel im Interview: "Ich gehe nur noch zur Alten Messe"". November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Who Is Pachamama-Killer Alexander Tschugguel? –". Gloria.tv. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ Keine Konkurrenzpartei geplant, Österreichischer Rundfunk, 7 March 2007
- ^ Leitner, Dominik (17 February 2015), fischundfleisch nimmt Stellung zur Kritik über Stadler-Pegida-Bericht
- ^ a b "Forget About Pachamama, The Guy Who Threw The Idol Into The Tiber Has Directly Worked With Germanic Nationalists In Europe". November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Ewald Stadler stellt neue Partei vor: Die Reformkonservativen (REKOS) | neuwal.com | Alexander Tschugguel, Christen, CPÖ, Die Reformkonservativen, ewald stadler, JES, Partei, Reformkonservative, REKOS, Rudolf Gehring". December 23, 2013.
- ^ "Ewald Stadler stellt neue Partei vor: Die Reformkonservativen (REKOS) | neuwal.com | Alexander Tschugguel, Christen, CPÖ, Die Reformkonservativen, ewald stadler, JES, Partei, Reformkonservative, REKOS, Rudolf Gehring". December 23, 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Stadler-Kandidat arbeitete für Stronach-Klub". Die Presse. December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Alexander Tschugguel's Bid to Save the Church in Europe". ethikapolitika.org.
- ^ Müller-Meiningen, Julius. "Ein Mann stiehlt Figuren aus einer Kirche - und wird dafür gefeiert". Augsburger Allgemeine.
- ^ "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de. November 7, 2019.
- ^ Joyce, Kathryn. "How QAnon and Trumpism Have Revealed a Deep Church Schism Among Catholics". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Hero Explains to Gloria.tv How He Removed Pachamamas –". Gloria.tv. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Austrian man claims he threw 'Pachamama' statues into the Tiber". Catholic Herald. November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ Edward Pentin (2019-11-04). "Austrian Catholic: Why I Threw Pachamama Statues into the Tiber". Ncregister.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Letter #60, 2019: Viganò: "He is a hero"". November 5, 2019.
- ^ Ross Douthat (9 November 2019). "Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Österreicher stahl Indigenenstatue aus Kirche in Rom". religion.ORF.at. November 4, 2019.
- ^ a b Christopher White (2019-11-19). "Controversial 'Pachamama thief' goes on U.S. tour". Cruxnow.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Our Mission". St. Boniface Institute. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ The Life of Saint Boniface by Willibald. Translated by Robinson, George W. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1916. pp. 62–64.
- ^ Edward, Kevin (2013-07-18). "Message from His Excellency Archbishop Viganò to Alexander Tschugguel". CatholicCitizens.org. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Vatican Envoy Who Invited Kim Davis to Papal Meeting Retires". The New York Times. Associated Press. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Pentin, Edward (18 January 2020). "Munich Protest Requests 'Clarity and Coherence' From Pope Francis, German Bishops". National Catholic Register. Retrieved 29 January 2020.