At 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 KUNGGod’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
More Hans Kung Quotes
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We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
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But 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.
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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.
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There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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And 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.
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Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia – even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.
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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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I 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.
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The Gospel has to be the norm.
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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.
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It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.
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I’m not saying goodbye to life because I’m a misanthropist or disdain this life, but because, for other reasons, it’s time to move on.
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I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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