WhenI was young and wandering around used book stores I picked up some really good books by one of the main theologians of Vatican II, Hans Kung, which were quite inspirational and my first exposure to Catholic theology. Kung wrote some good books on the five great Christian thinkers, including Luther, on the Creed, and a very influential book examining the Lutheran doctrine on Justification, and how the formulation of justification by faith by the prominent Protestant theologian Karl Barth was not in conflict with the Catholic doctrine on justification. This may have led to the joint Lutheran-Catholic declaration on justification that is included in the Denzinger collection.
Indeed I was surprised to learn that Hans Kung had sufficiently irritated the Catholic Church that they revoked his license to teach Catholic theology, which led his university to instead create a seat of ecumenical theology so he could continue to teach, an arrangement that the Vatican did not protest. But Hans Kung was not excommunicated, nor was he defrocked, as a priest in good standing he can continue to serve the sacraments if he wishes. One of the changes in attitude of the Catholic Church at the Second Vatican Council is that the Catholic Church no longer publishes a list of forbidden books, which means that there is no prohibition against reading the books by Hans Kung.
Nevertheless, these questions are both interesting: Can Good Catholics Read Hans Kung? Should Devout Catholics Read Hans Kung? We should all read books on theology, philosophy, and psychology with discernment, testing them first against Scripture then Church teaching, and you should definitely read the books by Hans Kung with discernment. Most importantly, by learning more about why the Catholic Church was goaded into announcing this discipline against Hans Kung, we can learn anyone who wishes to read and discuss these timeless topics can do so with humility, without succumbing to pride.
Several decades ago, I read an news article that quoted Cardinal Schonborn as saying that although Hans Kung was quite beloved in the Vatican, they really wish he would quit constantly calling press conferences where he criticized the Catholic Church for ignoring all his urgent suggestions for reform.[1] Although there is sympathy although not total agreement with his liberal views on topics like priestly celibacy, the sexual scandals, and papal infallibility, his constantly clamoring questioning of the Church teachings on these topics was not helpful, especially after he kept rocking the boat after being repeatedly warned that his boat might sink if he persisted. Some of the more provocative titles of some of his books may not have helped either.
Hans Kung was a friend to many in the inner circles of the Catholic Church, since he was one of the leading theologians of the Second Vatican Council. Indeed, he gave a friendly reference to the young priest Ratzinger, who was later Pope Benedict, when he was accepted as a professor at the University of Tubingen in Germany. Hans Kung was always the more flamboyant, driving around campus in his sportscar. While teaching at Tubingen they had dinner each Thursday to discuss theology, and they both were editors of a scholarly theology journal. Sources claim that Ratzinger became more conservative politically in response to the student protests in the Sixties, though both Kung and Ratzinger always supported the theological pronouncements of Vatican II.
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In the following article dated April 19, 2010, Hans Kung points finger at Pope Benedict regarding the continuing child-sex scandal in the Catholic Church, and other topics. The article includes the text of his open letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church. The reporter notes that he had a friendly phone conversation with Hans Kung on the phone but that he declined an interview regarding his letter.
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The following excerpts from the 1979 declaration revoking the license for Hans Kung to teach Catholic theology by Pope John Paul II, seconded by Cardinal Ratzinger, shows the irritation at Hans Kung repeatedly admonishing the faithful as if he were himself like a second magisterium.
Hans Kung was quite fond of writing open letters that to scold and irritate his friends in the Catholic hierarchy, so the famed Catholic author George Weigel penned this humorous open letter to Hans Kung, excerpts below:
Much can be learned by reading the works of Hans Kung, and good Catholics should be reassured that reading Kung in the proper manner can be spiritually beneficial. However, the example of Hans Kung should remind us that no matter how much we know, we do not know everything; no matter how brilliant we may be, we cannot understand everything; and no matter how many degrees hang on our wall, we can and must learn from our brothers in Christ, who have much to teach us even if they only have family pictures hanging on their walls. We should never permit our hubris to override our humility as we seek to understand and discuss the teachings of the Church, and we should always revere Scripture, the teachings first of the ancient Church Fathers, then succeeding generations of Church Fathers and Teachers, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant.
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Picture books are also the format (other than comics) where the illustrations are just as valued and significant to the story as the text. Without the illustrations, the story will simply be incomplete.
No Fuzzball actually started off as a wee-little character designed for a set of emojis, inspired by my two cats Bubo and Bella, the ultimate muses and loves of my life. I also happened to be obsessed with black cats during that time. I must have created more than 25 emoji stickers.
Designing emojis is actually very similar to doing a character sheet, so I got to really know her personality by drawing her expressions and body language. And with that, my main character, Queen No Fuzzball was born!
All that time and effort can take a toll psychologically (and who am I kidding, physically too! My back!). It is easy to get burnt out with long projects like making a book, especially while juggling multiple books.
I find myself feeling creatively depleted and needing time to recharge, which admittedly, is not something I am particularly good at. Even when I do have time in between projects, it is hard to truly rest and exercise self-care. There are stories on the back burner that need to be worked on! Art experiments waiting to be explored! New tools to be learned! Promotional materials to be done!
Finding that balance between personal life and work life in order to maintain that persistence is the biggest challenge for me. Hopefully, it will be challenge I will face less and less, I have many more stories I want to bring to life!
I remember contemplating whether I should just stick with illustrating and give up on my dream to publish my own stories. I had taken a break from teaching and working on other freelance projects that year to focus on my own stories and took a writing course with Jim Averbeck at Storyteller Academy.
It turns the agent had done unethical business practices that shocked the publishing industry. The news spread quickly on Twitter, I still remember the shock of reading it on my phone, two days before I was supposed to depart on a big international family trip.
Fortunately, the entire kid lit community was sympathetic to all of us who have been represented by her. Some authors, editors, and agents kindly offered to provide feedback or open their submissions for us.
It just shows what a good agent can do, and how the worst moments could potentially lead to the best moments down the road! No Fuzzball! ended up receiving two different offers and I went with Scholastic.
Despite canceling all my original plans to celebrate due to the pandemic, I was overwhelmed with the love and support shown through the web. It was the first time I ever saw pictures or videos of kids holding my book, reading my book, and even kissing my book!
Her illustrations have received accolades from institutions such as the Society of Illustrators, Spectrum Fantasy Art, 33, Creative Quarterly, and SCBWI. Isabella currently resides in San Francisco with her husband and two adorable cats. She is represented by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Learn how to draw Fuzzball on KidlitTV Ready, Set, Draw!
Stephani Martinell Eaton holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts where she won the Candlewick Picture Book Award and the Marion Dane Bauer Award for middle-grade fiction. She is represented by Lori Steel at Raven Quill Literary Agency.
Were the backup stories intended for the B&W magazines? The casual racism seemed particularly out of place for a four-color comic intended for kids, though the comics code censors were laxer in the 1970s than at any other time in their history.
Kirby had largely been away from Timely & Atlas since the early 1940s and might only have known Maneely from taking over the Yellow Claw book and looking at the first issue to get the gist of the story and the design.
With respect to the deadline challenges for certain giant size books, I understand that in August 1974, Rich Buckler was having difficulties meeting his deadlines for FF 152 and Giant Size FF 3. I understand that Jim Mooney had to complete FF 152 under a very tight deadline that was nearly missed. And with GS FF 3, plotted by Conway and written by Wolfman, according to interviews, Buckler had drawn what were practically stick figures and it was left to Joe Sinnott to complete everything which he did under another tough deadline. In retrospect it was amazing that a lot of the Giant Size books got done. But I know that you will be discussing another Giant Size book that came out in August 1974 that is probably one of the best comics of all time so I look forward to that review.
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