Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
HANS KUNGThere will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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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 peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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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 Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
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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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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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Hundreds of millions of human beings on our planet increasingly suffer from unemployment, poverty, hunger, and the destruction of their families.
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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.
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God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
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For 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.
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In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
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I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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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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