Cardinal Alive: False Reports About Schönborn's Death

On Tuesday, false reports circulated on social media about the death of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. For instance, a fake account on X (formerly Twitter) under the name of Josef Grünwidl, who has been leading the Archdiocese of Vienna as Apostolic Administrator since Schönborn's resignation, claimed that the Cardinal had died. Schönborn is in excellent health, stated the spokesperson of the Bishops' Conference, Paul Wuthe, in response to an APA inquiry.

Schönborn Alive - Fake Account Deleted

In the afternoon, the fake account named "@MJosefGrunwidl" was deleted, reported the Archdiocese of Vienna, which had itself warned about the false reports. Just a few days ago, a false report about the alleged death of Pope Francis caused a stir, reported Kathpress. The issuer of the news was a user on the online platform X, who posed as the Archbishop of Salzburg, Franz Lackner. This fake account has also been deleted in the meantime.

Schönborn's resignation as Archbishop of Vienna was accepted by the Vatican on January 22, his 80th birthday. Since then, Grünwidl has been leading the Archdiocese as Apostolic Administrator.

(APA/Red)

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