whose public support for refugees polarised Zorneding residents Bavarian officials and residents have been rallying in support of a Congolese-born priest who has received death threats since speaking out in defence of refugees The Roman Catholic priest, the Rev Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende, told parishioners during mass on Sunday that as a consequence of the threats he would no longer serve the congregation in Zorneding, a community of 9,000 people about 15 miles (25km) east of Munich, Germany. The 66-year-old priest initially said he would still celebrate Easter mass with the congregation this month and stay until 1 April, but he later changed his mind and instead left Zorneding immediately, church officials and community members said. Ndjimbi-Tshiende is expected to take a different position within the church, but details have not been announced. At the church rectory on Tuesday, there was no sign of anyone inside and nobody answered the door. The church would not say where the priest had gone. Two small cardboard banners had been placed on the ground next to Ndjimbi-Tshiende’s mailbox, reading “solidarity with the priest” and “arrest those who threatened murder”. said Ndjimbi-Tshiende was a smart and enlightened man “He even prayed for those who sent him those evil letters,” Dietz said adding that he was shocked by the priest’s departure and did not know what had triggered his decision to leave Zorneding’s deputy mayor, Bianka Poschenrieder, said the anonymous threats and abuse came after Ndjimbi-Tshiende in November publicly criticised a local politician’s assertion that Bavaria was being overrun by refugees “I don’t know why he now left in such a rush,” Poschenrieder said “It actually seemed like things had calmed down in recent weeks.” The deputy mayor condemned the death threats saying: “For our community this is very sad and I personally find it horrendous that these death threats have succeeded in pushing our priest out.” parishioners and police planned a candlelit vigil on Wednesday night in an expression of solidarity The Bavaria state governor, Horst Seehofer also condemned the death threats against the Congolese priest as “unacceptable” Ndjimbi-Tshiende was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a family of farmers. He first went to Germany to study philosophy at a Munich university in 1986. He returned to DRC after completing his degree but was unable to find work there, according to his CV on the congregation’s website. In 2005, he returned to Germany, and in 2012 he took over the St Martin parish in Zorneding. It is not unusual for German congregations to have foreign priests lead their communities because there is a shortage of German priests. who is also a member of the community council and is organising Wednesday’s vigil “I hope there will be thousands to show their support for our priest,” he said Communities and cities across Germany have been struggling with the arrival of more than 1 million refugees last year Afghanistan and other countries has been on the rise While Zorneding houses only about 50 asylum seekers in temporary homes near the train station the number of refugees and migrants arriving nationwide has polarised society with some Germans expressing concern over the high number of refugees and others continuing to welcome people who have fled war and poverty Officials in Zorneding said the community had been divided over the issue and that Ndjimbi-Tshiende with his outspoken support for the refugees say the priest was sent three threatening letters with one declaring: “We will send you to Auschwitz.” said the message was considered a murder threat The other two letters stated: “We know where you live The anonymous letters were sent to the priest between November 2015 and January 2016 A postal worker dropped off a small package and assorted mail for Ndjimbi-Tshiende at the deserted said the number of letters to the priest had at least doubled since he took a stand against racism The new owner and CEO of Wolfgang Leitner IT Consulting GmbH is Christian Brunnbauer The company Wolfgang LEITNER EDV-Consulting GmbH was founded in 1976 by Wolfgang Leitner and has since been a reliable partner for complete solutions organisational consulting and user training for the maintenance of aircraft and helicopters Today the company is known for its highly successful aviation maintenance management software: the LTB/400 Christian Brunnbauer has a wealth of experience of some twenty years in IT consulting  Before joining the company he was consultant at Fischer+Entwicklungen GmbH & Co KG who manufacture helicopter and aircraft seating) "I am very pleased to take on this challenge to grow the business for the already successful LTB/400 maintenance software in the aviation industry that Wolfgang Leitner has developed We are currently working on the exiting base module of the software programme to add additional modules and improve the user friendliness of the software for maintenance and repair personnel to create better ease of use We have strengthened our team with some additional specialists and consultants with the aim of improved service and advice as well as optimising our marketing and sales.” LTB/400 is a renowned brand and we intend to add existing modules to the base programme during the coming months and improve the user interface to enable operators maintenance and repair organisations better ease of use We have taken on a number of specialists and consultants to improve our sales performance and support functions.’’ Commenting on the future Wolfgang Leitner added "I am absolutely confident that Christian Brunnbauer will add considerable value to our organisation from his experience.”  Mr Leitner will continue to act in an advisory capacity during the coming months LEITNER EDV-Beratung GmbH was founded 1976 in Zorneding near Munich offering full scale solutions In 1984 the company developed in cooperation with maintenance facilities the industry solution “Maintenance Management System LTB/400” for helicopter and aircraft maintenance The software has been continuously developed and covers as an integrated solution in all areas of aviation maintenance facilities Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight Germany — Bavarian officials and residents are rallying in support of a Congolese-born priest who has been receiving anonymous death threats and hate mail since standing up for refugees leading him to abruptly leave his village parish told parishioners during Sunday Mass that as a consequence of the threats he would no longer serve the congregation in Zorneding a community of 9,000 people about 5 miles east of Munich The 66-year-old priest initially said he’d still celebrate Easter Mass with the congregation this month and stay until April 1 but later changed his mind and instead left Zorneding immediately high-ranking church officials and local community members said He’s expected to take a different position within the church there was no sign of anyone inside and nobody answered the door The church wouldn’t say where the priest had gone Two small cardboard banners had been placed on the ground next to Ndjimbi-Tshiende’s mailbox reading “solidarity with the priest” and “arrest those who threatened the murder.” said he only knew Ndjimbi-Tshiende as a smart and enlightened man “He even prayed for those who sent him those evil letters,” he said adding that he was still in shock over the departure and didn’t know what exactly triggered the priest’s final decision to leave told The Associated Press that the threats and abuse came after Ndjimbi-Tshiende in November publicly criticized a local politician’s assertion that Bavaria was being overrun by refugees I don’t know why he now left in such a rush,” Poschenrieder said The deputy mayor sharply condemned the threats against the priest and expressed shock over his sudden departure “For our community this is very sad and I personally find it horrendous that these death threats have succeeded in pushing our priest out,” she said parishioners and police planned a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to show their solidarity with the priest Bavaria state governor Horst Seehofer also condemned the death threats against the Congolese priest as “unacceptable.” Ndjimbi-Tshiende was born in Congo into a family of farmers He first came to Germany to study philosophy at a Munich university in 1986 according to his resume posted on the congregation’s website he came back to Germany and in 2012 he took over the St It’s not unusual for German congregations to have foreign priests lead their communities because there aren’t enough German priests available to fill the posts who is also a member of the community council and is organizing Wednesday’s candlelight vigil said he was very much hoping for a big turnout Communities and cities across Germany have been struggling with the quick influx of more than 1 million asylum-seekers last year and resistance against the newcomers from Syria has been on the rise everywhere in Germany While Zorneding houses only around 50 asylum-seekers in temporary homes near the train station the overall number of migrants arriving Germany has polarized society with some expressing concern over the high number of refugees and others continuing to welcome people who have fled war and poverty Officials in Zorneding said their community had been divided over the influx of refugees to Germany and that Ndjimbi-Tshiende with his outspoken support for the refugees in reaction to statements from the conservative community council member one with the message “we will send you to Auschwitz.” Prosecutors’ spokesman Ken Heidenreich said that is considered a murder threat while the other two read “we know where you live adding that the investigation is targeting “a person or persons unknown.” The local letter carrier dropped off a small package and assorted mail for Ndjimbi-Tshiende at the deserted said the number of letters to the priest had at least doubled after he took a stand against racism and in support of refugees Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende, a Congo-born Catholic priest at St Martin’s church in the small suburban town of Zorneding in Munich, Germany, has resigned Ndjimbi-Tshiende said he took the decision as a result of numerous written and verbal death threats he received after speaking up for refugees in Germany “You cannot imagine what I have experienced here,” he told a Munich newspaper “The pressure is too great and I am tired.” He quoted a local resident as telling him: “We’ll get you after early evening Mass.” The hate-mail campaign followed a bitter public row about the more than one million refugees who fled to Germany in 2015 who until recently was the local chair of Christian Social Union (CSU) Ndjimbi expressed his outrage at the description But his criticism merely served to anger other CSU politicians who described the priest as “unser Neger” – which translates as “our nigger” or “our Negro” His resignation was the latest incident in a growing wave of abuse and violence directed against migrants and refugees in Germany and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Ladislav Sloup has been the new responsible Managing Director of TSC Auto ID Technology EMEA GmbH in Zorneding The Taiwanese company is among the world's lead-ing manufacturers of high-performance thermal direct and thermal transfer printers for all applications in industry the company is currently one of the fastest-growing providers - and the trend is only getting better Ladislav Sloup will be succeeding his son Michael Sloup who de-finitively shaped the success story of TSC Auto ID in Europe since its foundation in 2007 and filled the role of Managing Director up until this change "We will certainly be retaining the strategy we've used to date," says Ladislav Sloup who is thoroughly familiar with the structures at TSC Auto ID he had been employed by an 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