Alluding to hell is a warning that a person can completely neglect his purpose in life. I don’t believe in an eternal hell.
HANS KUNGAlluding 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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We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.
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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.
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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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I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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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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As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.
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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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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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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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Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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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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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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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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