I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.
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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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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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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It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.
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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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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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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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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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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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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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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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There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.
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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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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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