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Hans Kung Quotes

Hans Kung quotes about church

Swiss Theologian March 19, 1928

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It is an absolutely unique success of the church community to have introduced such an epoch-making change, in just a few years, without having a serious division. Hans Kung
If you cannot see that divinity includes male and female characteristics and at the same time transcends them, you have bad consequences. Rome and Cardinal O'Connor base the exclusion of women priests on the idea that God is the Father and Jesus is His Son, there were only male disciples, etc. They are defending a patriarchal Church with a patriarchal God. We must fight the patriarchal misunderstanding of God. Hans Kung
The Pope would have an easier job than the President of the United States in adopting a change of course. He has no Congress alongside him as a legislative body nor a Supreme Court as a judiciary. He is absolute head of government, legislator and supreme judge in the church. If he wanted to, he could authorize contraception over night, permit the marriage of priests, make possible the ordination of women and allow eucharistic fellowship with this Protestant churches. What would a Pope do who... Hans Kung
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
Hans Kung quote: "Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating..."
Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command. Hans Kung

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