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Former Catholic theologian Hans Kung asks the question: “Is the Pope Catholic?”

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Tom Faranda
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Hans Kung lost his right to teach theology in a Catholic setting in the 70's.

Here, he's upset that the Pope is trying to get a Catholic group that never accepted Vatican II (and also says the Pope is not Catholic!) back into the fold.

Is the Pope Catholic? Kung Says No

Hans Kung denounces Benedict’s move to regularize the situation of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X:

With such a scandalous decision, Pope Benedict would, in his overall regretted isolation,  would be even more separated from the People of God. The classical doctrine regarding schism should be a warning to him. According to it, a schism of the Church happens when it separates from the Pope, but also when the latter separates himself from the body of the Church. “Even the Pope could become a schismatic, if he will not guard the unity and communion proper to the whole body of the Church.” (Francisco Suárez, major Spanish theologian of the 16th/17th centuries).
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A schismatic pope loses his position according to that same teaching of the constitution of the Church. At least, he cannot expect obedience. Pope Benedict would be therefore encouraging the already widespread  popular movement of “disobedience” against a hierarchy that is disobedient to the Gospel. He would bear sole responsibility for the grave rift and the strife created inside the Church. , he would have alone the responsibility. …

There were a few amusing comments left on the posting.

I've read two of Kung's books; one of them he co-authored entitled "Dying With Dignity." As you might guess from the title he's pro-euthanasia. The other one I read quite awhile ago – "Why I am Still a Christian." The link is to an updated version on amazon.

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