Basel diocese beats Solothurn government at cards
Published: Friday, Nov 8th 2024, 16:10
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A new round of an old game: at the traditional Bishop's Jass between church and state in the city of Solothurn, the delegation from the diocese of Basel has won. Bishop Felix Gmür's team had the better cards.
For a long time, it looked like a draw at the Jass tournament on Thursday evening in the basement of the town hall between representatives of the government council and a delegation from the diocese, as reported by the Solothurn State Chancellery on Friday. However, after twelve rounds, some of which were very close, the diocese delegation came out on top.
Before the round of Jass, an informal discussion and dinner took place between the cantonal government and the diocese. The episcopal see of the diocese of Basel, which includes ten cantons, is located in Solothurn.
A Jass tournament once a year
The Bischofsjass has been played in the ambassadorial city of Solothurn since the 1960s. Willi Ritschard (SP), then member of the cantonal government and later Federal Councillor, created this special game of Jass together with the then Bishop Anton Hänggi and State Secretary Alfred Rötheli.
Ritschard and Hänggi knew each other from serving together in the Swiss army. Since then, the government and clergy have met once a year to exchange ideas, which ends with a game of Jass.
Due to disagreements between the government and former Bishop Kurt Koch, there was no Bishop's Jass for six years until 2012.
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