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 KUNGThere will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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After 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.
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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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There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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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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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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Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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Alluding to hell is a warning that a person can completely neglect his purpose in life. I don’t believe in an eternal hell.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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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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That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.
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As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
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If priests were allowed to marry, if this would be an optional thing, and if he could have wife and children, he would certainly have less temptation to satisfy certain sexual impulses with minors.
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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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All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.
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