There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.
HANS KUNGThere will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.
HANS KUNGAfter two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.
HANS KUNGI don’t cling to earthly life because I believe in eternal life. That’s the big distinction between my point of view and a purely secular position.
HANS KUNGHundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.
HANS KUNGFor many people, the pope is still, to a certain extent, a positive role model and a moral force, although others feel that this aspect has suffered greatly.
HANS KUNGThere will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
HANS KUNGAt the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
HANS KUNGIt is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.
HANS KUNGHowever, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights.
HANS KUNGThe Gospel has to be the norm.
HANS KUNGBut I have to add – and this answers your other question – this catholicity in time and in space is only meaningful for me if there is, at the same time, a concentration on the Gospel.
HANS KUNGWe should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
HANS KUNGA human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
HANS KUNGIn the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
HANS KUNGAnd a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
HANS KUNGReligion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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