Prominent Theologian Hans Kung Says Only Radical Reforms Can Save the Catholic Church

May 07, 2011 by
Anli Serfontein
Munich, May 6 (ENInews)
"The Catholic Church is seriously, possibly terminally ill and only an honest diagnosis and radical therapy will cure it, one of the sharpest critics of Pope Benedict XVI, the Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Kung, has written.... In his new book, Can the Church be Saved, Kung argues that the malady of the church goes beyond recent sexual abuse scandals. According to him, the church's resistance to reform, its secrecy, lack of transparency and misogyny are at the heart of the problem. He said that the Catholic church in the United States has lost one-third of its membership."The American Catholic church never asked why," he said."Any other institution that has lost a third of its members would want to know why. He also said that eighty percent of German bishops would welcome reforms"...

Bridget Mary's Reflection;
I agree with Hans Kung and look forward to reading his new book.
Bridget Mary Meehan, RCWP
www.associationofromancatholicwomenpriests.org