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Can We Save the Catholic Church?
Hans Kung
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Description for Can We Save the Catholic Church?
Paperback. The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Kung here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to the challenges of a modern world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censured for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Küng here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to the challenges of a modern world.
In 1962 the Second Vatican Council met in the hope they could, in the words of Pope John XXIII, ‘open the windows of the Church and let some fresh air in.’ Hans Küng and Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope, were both there.
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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007522026
SKU
V9780007522026
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About Hans Kung
Hans Küng is a Catholic priest and theologian. Together, he and Joseph Ratzinger were the youngest advisors at Vatican II, subsequently adopting opposite stances on the Church, with Ratzinger and the Vatican eventually trying to silence Küng for his rejection of Papal Infallability. Küng is a professor at the University of Tübingen and the founder of the Global Ethic Foundation. ... Read more
Reviews for Can We Save the Catholic Church?
‘An impassioned critique of the centrist-absolutist DNA of the Catholic Church’ New Statesman “It is such an easy and accessible read, and at the same time it is a marvellous synthesis of the problems facing the Church at present. It shows how much he cares for the Church ... Read more