Word: dogmas
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...belief that Jesus Christ was both "true God and true man" has been the bedrock of Catholic orthodoxy for more than 15 centuries. Yet over the past decade some Roman Catholic theologians have been at odds with the church hierarchy about this dogma. They argue that orthodox theology is too static and abstract and has overemphasized Jesus' divinity to the point where he has been stripped of his full humanity. One of the most outspoken advocates of this school of thought is Priest-Theologian Hans Küng, 49, of the University of Tübingen, Germany...
...most effective recent Catholic exponent of ancient dogma is Küng's colleague at Tübingen, the Rev. Walter Kasper. In his major 1974 work (English edition: Jesus the Christ; Paulist Press; 1976), Kasper rejected Küng's idea that the early councils distorted the Gospel with Greek concepts. Rather, he says, the councils did the opposite. They "dehellenized" the church, using the language of Greek philosophy to express beliefs that "shattered all of its perspectives...
...President, moreover, remains convinced that other Arab leaders will see the light. Tahsin Bashir, Egyptian Ambassador to the Arab League, last week told an audience at the American University in Cairo: 'Other forces in the Arab world will gradually, perhaps reluctantly, also take risks to free themselves from dogma. What he [Sadat] has done is irreversible...
...social theory and discredit the work of hundreds of brilliant and dedicated academics in three or four sentences. Listening to Toffler is like a breath of fresh air. Having never been rigorously inculcated with the thoughts of dozens of dead thinkers and their often obsolete thoughts, Toffler discards dogma and illustrates the remarkable capacities of an unleashed mind...
...Pope is not infallible because Vatican I was rigged, he would still be infallible unless Vatican II (which reaffirmed the dogma) was also rigged...