tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571775593743039867.post1673360709473658020..comments2023-07-02T06:44:59.891-07:00Comments on Coffee Talk with Leslie: My Thoughts on the Hans Küng Interview Regarding Benedict XVILeslie Anne Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05402907416806204979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571775593743039867.post-82017123008125702132011-09-21T22:21:45.505-07:002011-09-21T22:21:45.505-07:00Oh, I think that's a great question, actually!...Oh, I think that's a great question, actually! I'm not sure -- this is a bit outside of my area of expertise -- but I'll tell you what I do know. Yes, we do learn some theology during homilies, and I hope that Hans Kung is at least staying away from these areas of controversies in Mass if he's giving homilies these days. Not every priest is a parish priest, though, and Hans Kung is/was among them. Professors of philosophy and theology at Catholic universities are supposed to profess an oath of fidelity to the Magisterium (or teaching office) of the Catholic Church. This is based on Blessed John Paul II's document, Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the Apostolic Constitution on Catholic Universities. So Hans Kung wasn't a parish priest when this restriction on teaching came into play -- he was on the Catholic faculty of a university. Now, apparently, he did remain on at the university, but not on the Catholic faculty. I read that he continued to teach ecumenical theology as a member of the non-Catholic faculty (not to say that all of these faculty members weren't Catholic, of course), but I would personally not have wasted my time on such courses. As the saying goes, he who stands for nothing will fall for anything. As for a list of colleges whose professors do take the mandatum (oath of fidelity), check out thenewmanguide.com. Hope this is helpful!Leslie Anne Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05402907416806204979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571775593743039867.post-28373638098397712842011-09-21T21:56:54.484-07:002011-09-21T21:56:54.484-07:00Leslie,
Just a simple and perhaps stupid question....Leslie,<br />Just a simple and perhaps stupid question. If Fr. Kung has been told he cannot teach theology, how can he still function as a priest? Isn't our theology taught during the Mass in the homily? I guess I'm more tired that I thought because it seems like a contradiction or the splitting of a hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com