Author: Hans Kung

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Second, we also got a more authentic liturgy of the people of God, in the vernacular language.

Second, we also got a more authentic liturgy of the people of God, in the vernacular language.

- 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.

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

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.

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

I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.

I like the catholicity in time: our tradition is one of 2,000 years.

- Hans Kung

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

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

- Hans Kung

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

- Hans Kung

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

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

- Hans Kung

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.

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

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