58 Quotes by Hans Küng

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

To be no more than scholarly reflection on its object from one particular standpoint, which is anyway one legitimate standpoint among others.

Even manifestly senseless suffering and death can have a meaning, can acquire a meaning. a hidden meaning.

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.

No peace among the nationswithout peace among the religions.No peace among the religionswithout dialogue between the religionsNo dialogue between the religionswithout investigation of the foundation of the religions.

historical arguments; traditional apologetics breaks down here. Since man is here dealing with God and this by definition means with the invisible, impalpable, uncontrollable, only one attitude is appropriate and required : believing trust, trusting faith.

The face he showed in Jesus is really his true and single face.

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.

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