Alexander Tschugguel
| Alexander Tschugguel zu Tramin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993 Vienna, Austria |
| Noble family | von Tschugguel |
| Father | Walter Tschugguel |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Baron Alexander von Tschugguel zu Tramin (German: Alexander Freiherr von Tschuggül zu Tramin; born 1993), known in Austria as Alexander Tschugguel[1], is an Austrian conservative political and Traditionalist Catholic activist. He has been active in the anti-abortion movement, critical of the international community's focus on climate change, and has campaigned against same-sex marriage in Austria and Germany. Tschugguel is a founding member of The Reform Conservatives, a now-inactive Austrian conservative political party focused on abolishing the European Parliament.
In November 2019 Tschugguel received international attention for stealing statues, reportedly of Pachamama, that were on display inside the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina as part of the Amazon Synod, and throwing them off of the Ponte Sant'Angelo into the river Tiber.
Personal life
Tschugguel was born in 1993 in Vienna and is a member of the von Tschugguel family, an old Tyrolean family that are part of the Austrian nobility. The family, originally of knightly status, was elevated to baronial status in 1705.[2] The Tschugguel family was historically Roman Catholic, until Tschugguel's great-grandfather converted to Lutheranism.[3] His father, Walter Tschugguel, is a doctor in Vienna.[4] Tschugguel was baptized and raised in the Lutheran faith. When he was fifteen years old, Tschugguel converted to Roman Catholicism.[5] He is a Traditionalist Catholic and attends the Tridentine Mass with the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.[6]
Tschugguel was married in 2019 in a wedding celebrated by Athanasius Schneider, the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mary Most Holy in Astana.[6][7][4]
In March 2020, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, Taylor Marshall reported that Tschugguel had contracted SARS-CoV-2, was "in a bad way," and had been hospitalized.[8][9] He was hospitalized at Kaiser-Franz-Josef Hospital in Vienna and recovered a few weeks later.[4]
Activism and views
Tschugguel began working for the conservative political organization Tradition, Family and Property when he was sixteen years old. He has worked with conservative politicians Ewald Stadler and Beatrix von Storch, as well as political activist Hedwig von Beverfoerde, to protest and campaign against abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and the inclusion of gender studies and sex education in schools in Germany and Austria.[6]
Tschugguel opposes immigration reform and allowing Muslim refugees into Austria and Germany. He describes himself as a patriot and a monarchist.[10][11] In 2013 he helped Ewald Stadler found The Reform Conservatives, an Austrian conservative political party focused on reversing the Maastricht Treaty and abolishing the European Parliament.[12][4]
In 2019 Tschugguel 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 Inca fertility goddess Pachamama, from the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina as part of the Amazon Synod, and threw them off of the Ponte Sant'Angelo into the river Tiber.[13][14] The statues were on display as part of the Amazon Synod taking place in the Vatican.[15] He came forward on 4 November 2019 in a YouTube video.[16][17]
In December 2019 Tschugguel organized a prayer protest outside of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The protest was in response to the cathedral hosting the Life Ball, an LGBTQ-friendly annual charity event to raise money for HIV and AIDS awareness.[18]
On 18 January 2020 Tschugguel and an accomplice stole five statues, reportedly of the Inca fertility goddess Pachamama, from the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina as part of the Amazon Synod, and threw them off of the Ponte Sant'Angelo into the river Tiber.[19][20] The statues were on display as part of the Amazon Synod taking place in the Vatican.[21] He came forward on 4 November 2019 in a YouTube video.[22][23]
In December 2019 Tschugguel organized a prayer protest outside of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The protest was in response to the cathedral hosting the Life Ball, an LGBTQ-friendly annual charity event to raise money for HIV and AIDS awareness.[24]
On 18 January 2020 Tschugguel and an accomplice stole five statues, reportedly of the Inca fertility goddess Pachamama, from the Church of Santa Maria in Traspontina as part of the Amazon Synod, and threw them off of the Ponte Sant'Angelo into the river Tiber.[25][26] The statues were on display as part of the Amazon Synod taking place in the Vatican.[27] He came forward on 4 November 2019 in a YouTube video.[28][29]
In December 2019 Tschugguel organized a prayer protest outside of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The protest was in response to the cathedral hosting the Life Ball, an LGBTQ-friendly annual charity event to raise money for HIV and AIDS awareness.[30]
References
- ↑ Royal and noble titles, and the use of nobiliary particles, were abolished in Austria and made illegal by the 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 Souveränen Österreichs ... in die verschiedenen Grade, des deutsch-erbländischen oder Reichs-Adels, erhobenen Personen. Morschner. Retrieved 2020-01-05. Search this book on
- ↑ Tagespost, Die (November 7, 2019). "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de.
- ↑ "Pachamama-Held Tschugguel im Interview: "Ich gehe nur noch zur Alten Messe"". November 4, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Who Is Pachamama-Killer Alexander Tschugguel? –". Gloria.tv. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "387: He Had Corona Virus and Recovered: Alexander Tschugguel talks to Dr. Taylor Marshall [Podcast]". taylormarsall.com. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Marshall, Taylor (15 March 2020). "Urgent Corona Prayer Request for Alexander Tschugguel". YouTube. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Rightwing conspiracies swirling around coronavirus cost lives". National Catholic Reporter. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ↑ "Forget About Pachamama, The Guy Who Threw The Idol Into The Tiber Has Directly Worked With Germanic Nationalists In Europe". November 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. 2019-11-09. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "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 November 10, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ Tagespost, Die (November 7, 2019). "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "Austrian Catholic: 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ross Douthat. "Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "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 November 10, 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tagespost, Die (November 7, 2019). "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "Austrian Catholic: 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ross Douthat. "Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "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 November 10, 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Tagespost, Die (November 7, 2019). "Die Tagespost". die-tagespost.de.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "Austrian Catholic: 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. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ross Douthat. "Opinion | What Will Happen to Conservative Catholicism? - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ↑ "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 November 10, 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020. Unknown parameter
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