There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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.
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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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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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As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
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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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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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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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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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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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In the event that my illness worsens, I want to have a guarantee that I can die in a dignified manner. Nowhere in the bible does it say that a person has to stick it out to the decreed end. No one tells us what “decreed” means.
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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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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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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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In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.
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