Anglican watch: Kung criticizes pope for "piracy of priests"
One of the most famous -- and infamous -- Catholic theologians is
not impressed with Pope Benedict's overture to the Anglicans:
Dissident theologian Father Hans Kung criticized Pope Benedict XVI for his recent opening to discontented Anglicans, charging the pope was "fishing" for the most conservative Christians to the detriment of the larger church.
Father Kung said the invitation to traditionalist Anglicans to join the Roman Catholic Church went against years of ecumenical work on the part of both churches, calling it instead "a nonecumenical piracy of priests."
The pope's basic message is: "Traditionalists of all churches, unite under the dome of St. Peter's!" Father Kung wrote in an editorial Oct. 28 in the Rome daily La Repubblica.
"Look: The fisherman is fishing above all on the 'right' side of the lake. But the water is muddy," he said.
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It's Hans Kung talking, consider the source...
Gee Gen X Revert: I do accept the teachings of Jesus Christ. And the Church used to be "catholic" that is, "universal", which meant that it was large enough for all types of people.....not just the pre-Vatican II crowd.
BJ - The Church is "catholic", which means it's large enough for all types of people... including the "pre-Vatican II" crowd.
Keung reminds me of the father of Sarah Palin's grandchild.
The Pope should reach out within his church to many qualified married Catholic deacons and ordain them to the full priesthood in order to alleviate the priest shortage. But no, instead he lets Catholics die without a priest or the sacraments due to an artificial requirement which was NOT ordained by Jesus but a man made ordinance to keep church property from being inherited. Recall that Jesus chose 11 married men out of 12 to be His apostles (and first priests at the Last Supper)! With all due respect -- can't the Pope, cardinals and bishops count the apostles? There were 11 "married" men out of 12 chosen by Jesus (God incarnate) AND NOT 11 "SINGLE" MEN! It was a sad development in history to make the church priesthood and hierarchy an exclusive single men's club. This is opposed to Jesus own example which made the beginnings of His church a married man's place too. Many today want Jesus' church which include married men!
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