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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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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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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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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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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected.
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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.
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A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.
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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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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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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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God’s love does not protect us from suffering. God’s love protects us in the midst of suffering.
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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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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order.
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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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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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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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We should think about whether canonizations, which are an invention of the Middle Ages, still make sense today.

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