{"id":14651,"date":"2013-03-17T18:45:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T23:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/?p=14651"},"modified":"2016-09-08T18:24:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:24:58","slug":"not-that-anyone-is-asking-but-hans-kung-approves-of-pope-franciss-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2013\/03\/not-that-anyone-is-asking-but-hans-kung-approves-of-pope-franciss-election.html","title":{"rendered":"Not That Anyone is Asking, but Hans K\u00fcng Approves of Pope Francis’s Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Not so fast there, Skipper\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Sure, Fr. Hans K\u00fcng believes in the dubious problem of overpopulation, and that the birth control pill is the best thing since sliced bread, etc. \u00a0But still, you probably didn\u2019t see this tacit endorsement coming.<\/p>\n

For such a conservative group of middle-aged and elderly men, the Princes of the Church do seem to have a few surprises up the sleeves of their vestments. The 115 cardinals sequestered themselves in the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday, and emerged on Wednesday with tidings of a new Pope \u2013 and not one very many people expected.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected Pontiff and rechristened himself Pope Francis, signifying his humility and support for the poor and oppressed. He\u2019s the first Jesuit to be made pope, and the first non-European in twelve hundred years to become heir to St. Peter.<\/p>\n

Last week, Michael Enright interviewed the preeminent Catholic theologian, Hans K\u00fcng, about the crisis in the Catholic Church and the need for reform and liberalization (click here to read).<\/p>\n

At the time, Dr. K\u00fcng wasn\u2019t very optimistic about the prospects of the current cohort of cardinals choosing a reform-minded Pope. But the election of Francis has restored hope in many of the faithful, that reform in the Vatican might be possible.<\/p>\n

We checking in with Dr. K\u00fcng again for his thoughts on Pope Francis. Micheal Enright spoke to Dr. K\u00fcng from his office in T\u00fcbingen, Germany.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Have a listen here to the rest of the interview Fr. K\u00fcng gave with CBC\u2019s Michael Enright<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting, even if he may be projecting ideas onto the Pope that he doesn\u2019t hold.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sure, Fr. Hans K\u00fcng believes in the dubious problem of overpopulation, and that the birth control pill is the best thing since sliced bread, etc. \u00a0But still, you probably didn\u2019t see this tacit endorsement coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232,36],"tags":[1018,31,1019,1007],"class_list":["post-14651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learning","category-living","tag-hans-kung","tag-in-the-news","tag-papal-election-reactions","tag-pope-francis"],"yoast_head":"\nNot That Anyone is Asking, but Hans K\u00fcng Approves of Pope Francis's Election<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sure, Fr. 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