Why do I remain in the church? Because of the just foundations of the church. I am inspired by Jesus Christ himself, his Spirit. I do not live as a solitary individual. I stay in a community, my community of faith. Wherever I go–Japan, Pakistan–I always find people of my community. This is the community in which I was born and baptized, in which I have had so many positive experiences, a community of 2,000 years. Why should I be alienated from this? As a Canadian you may have some problems with your government but you will not go away seeking a better country. I shall remain in the Catholic Church and in Christianity.
via Hans Kung: happy to stay in the church; happy to change it – page 2 | Catholic New Times.
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Few years ago I wrote a short presentation about the theologian Hans Kung for a class in Systematic Theology. I decided to focus on his connection to the RCC, and his connection to the current pope. Here are few links on articles.
- Hans Kung: Vatican
- Rehab or Challenge to Change?
- The Pope’s Contradictions
- Towards a ‘Continual Reform of the Church’: Interview with Hans Kung
- Ratzinger Agrees with Kung on Reforming Papal Infallibility
- The difficult years
- Peace offering stirs new debate
- Hans Kung and Pope Benedict old friends and archrivals have a cordial meeting