Posted on 05/23/2008 6:04:59 AM PDT by NYer
Father Hans Küng, 80, a Swiss priest and professor at Tübingen university said it was a “tragedy” for the Catholic Church that Rome had failed to follow the path of liberalisation set out by the Vatican II council in 1965.
In his autobiography, My Fight for Freedom, Fr Küng said he was responsible for Benedict XVI’s appointment as a professor at Tübingen 1966 when he was dean of the Catholic theology faculty. Unusually, Father Küng put forward no other candidates for the post.
“I called only the strongest colleague, not any mediocre ones. Mediocre professors appoint mediocre colleagues; strong professors call strong colleagues,” he said, adding that their three-year relationship had been fruitful.
However, Fr Küng fell out with the Vatican and his former colleague in 1979 when he was stripped of the right to teach theology by Rome after criticising the doctrine of papal infallibility.
The bitter row continued after Benedict’s election as pope in 2005, when Fr Küng said he was “bitterly disappointed”. However, he was unexpectedly called to dinner with the pope shortly afterwards and the two men appeared to have reconciled, with Fr Küng publicly stating his hope in the new regime.
In an interview with La Repubblica, however, he said: “Rome continues to block every sort of renewal, and is blocking any ecumenical unification with the protestant and orthodox churches. This pope has made serious mistakes.”
He softened his attack, however, by adding that he hoped Benedict would carry out “other courageous acts” to reverse the situation.
A little more to it than that. He declined to give his views on the Gospel of John to a panel of bishops. He was judged "unsound" on Catholic doctrine.
Were you replying to my post?
Hangs Kung is so passe! Tres 20th century. Progressives, you’ve lost the battle, OK? You’re regressing not progressing. It’s over, 1968 was almost two generations ago, your aging movement is failing, even Cardinal Mahony has been charmed by Benedict! So give up and get over it already. Embrace the True Church or get out, you’re not going to mold Her to your weird version of truth.
If you are not Catholic, leave the thread.
My apologies. I didn’t notice that designation. Was it there at the start of the thread?
I don’t think it was at the time I posted; or maybe I just missed it.
Your apology is appreciated.
Yes, Kueng’s differences with the Church are deeper than the “old” Catholics’.
“Rome had failed to follow the path of liberalisation set out by the Vatican II council in 1965.”
The “liberalisation” he speaks of is nothing more or less than theological leftism. All leftism is of and from Satan.
Sorry, I guess I am dense tonight. I still don’t see what your reply has to do with my post. The text you put in italics was not from my post.
Kung is a theologian, but he lost his credentials to teach catholic theology twenty years ago...
Alas, the UK reorter doesn’t know the difference.
Thanks be to God liberal Catholism is dead and buried. God Bless B16!
I have a hard time considering Hans Kung As Catholic.
He used to be, and he used to be a darned good theologian, but since the wagon went round the bend, and lost a wheel, not so much anymore.
I consider Hans Kung to be passe and a reminder of a dying liberal Catholism.
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