Overview

• Stückl said he no longer identifies with the institutional Church, calling it neither a social nor a moral example and adding that it is “mir wurscht.”
• He leads the Oberammergau Passion Play and has staged it four times, with his next turn confirmed for 2030.
• He reported growing hostility over his anti-antisemitism reforms, saying critics now taunt him as a “Judenfreund” and link his stance to events in Israel.
• He questioned how to tell the story without making the stage feel like religious instruction and how to reach younger audiences.
• He said the question of his eventual successor remains open, noting the tradition of choosing someone from the village but allowing that an outsider could be considered if no local candidate emerges.