Hans Kung

That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war. ↗

— Hans Kung

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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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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However, 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. ↗

— Hans Kung

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A human person is infinitely precious and must be unconditionally protected. ↗

— Hans Kung

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