text: [Continued from above] Finally the piece that I originally included on this topic [about the 'woman priest' in a Zurich deanary] is a part of Chapter 8 "The Hidden Women Priests" by Marco Politi in his book POPE FRANCIS AMONG THE WOLVES [New York: Columbia University Press, 2014] pp. 90-93.  This chapter is partially the story of Monika Schmid, of Effretikon, Switzerland, who is the Gemeindebeauftragte [individual placed in charge of the parish].  She studied religious pedagogy, theology at Luzern [Switz.] and Salzburg [Austria].  She was currently studying interreligious spiritual theology, based on points of contact between Christianity, Jewish mysticism, and Islam.
  
  It's the case, also, historically, that in Switzerland the parish community engages [and pays] its curate.  No Church taxes---they hire, they pay and they can fire.
  As Politi states, at Monika's parish they only have Mass on Christmas, Easter and twice a month.  For the other 250 days a year, Monika's the PRIEST.