Can We Save the Catholic Church?

by Hans Kung

On Sale: 10/10/2013

Can We Save the Catholic Church?

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Can We Save the Catholic Church?

by Hans Kung

On Sale: 10/10/2013

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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.

In Can We Save the Catholic Church? Kung relates how after fifty years the Church has only grown more conservative. Refusing to open dialogue on celibacy for priests; the role of women in the priesthood; homosexuality; or the use of contraception even to prevent AIDS, the Papacy has lost touch. Now, amid widespread disillusion over child abuse, the future of Catholicism is in crisis.

Pope Francis seems sincere in his wish for a more compassionate Church. The time is ripe for reform, and here Küng calls for a complete renewal of the Church. As grassroots support grows Can We Save the Catholic Church? makes an inspiring and compelling case for offering a new Catholicism to the modern world.

Critical Praise

“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 and for the Christian message.”

Fr Tony Flannery, C.Ss.R.
Founder of the Association of Catholic Priests

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780007522033
  • ISBN 10: 0007522037
  • Imprint: William Collins
  • On Sale: 10/10/2013
  • Pages: 368
  • List Price:11.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
  • BISAC2 : RELIGION / Christian Church / History
  • BISAC3 : RELIGION / Christian Theology / General
  • BISAC4 : RELIGION / Spirituality
  • BISAC5 : RELIGION / Prayer

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