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...been walking a tightrope for years-attempting to remain a Catholic theologian while denying basic Catholic doctrine (i.e., the divinity of Christ, papal infallibility, the sacrificial nature of the Mass, the efficacy of the priesthood). küng himself gave the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith no choice...
...Vatican told Kung last month that because his opinions vary from the true Catholic faith, he can no longer be considered a Catholic theologian. As a result, Kung will not be able to teach candidates for the priesthood...
...story need not be fiction to tax credulity. Take the absurd story of Christopher Boyce and Daulton Lee. Christopher was a thoughtful, well-behaved boy with a passion for falconry and ambition for the priesthood. Daulton was a young "snowman," a dealer in cocaine and other drugs to the bored and coddled youth of Southern California...
...usually involving sexual misconduct or apostasy-and no publicity. The Mormons gave up polygamy in 1890, but though the church, for example, favors equal pay for equal work, it strongly opposes the ERA, fearing a threat to morality and family life. The church does not allow women in its priesthood (its term for all laymen eligible to hold office). The ruling against Johnson was issued after a closed-door hearing that made national headlines and TV. It was delivered by CIA Personnel Officer Jeffery Willis, her local bishop (a layman who serves as leader of individual Mormon congregations...
...some ways, though, the two churches are already united. The Second Vatican Council declared that the Orthodox "possess true sacraments, above all-by apostolic succession-the priesthood and the Eucharist." In other words it saw virtually no doctrinal barrier to joint Communion, which is not yet the case with any other Christian body. For the Orthodox, however, Communion should be shared only when full doctrinal accord is achieved...