The Swiss Government has lifted a long-held exemption for clergy from military service. Meanwhile, Catholic Church leaders have protested what they considered to be an “arbitrary” abolition of this traditional military service exemption for the clergy.
Moreover, during the legislative procedure considering the adoption of this measure none of the national Christian denominations were informed of this initiative nor was any invited to comment to comment on the appropriateness of this initiative. Auxiliary Bishop Alain de Raemy, the head of the Swiss Catholic military chaplaincy concluded that this decision reflect a “ lack of respect for the [Swiss] population.”
See article by The Catholic Register dated 21 July 2026 by Jonathan Luxmoore. OSV News. “Swiss scrap clergy military service exemption?”
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