The Catholic Church has been nearly destroyed by its resistance to change, censu
red for its abuses. Pope Francis has promised reform: radical theologian Hans Ku
ng here presents what Catholics have long been yearning for: modern responses to
the challenges of a modern world. In 1962 the Second Vatican Council met in the
hope they could, in the words of Pope John XXIII, 'open the windows of the Chur
ch and let some fresh air in.' Hans Kung and Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope,
were both there.