A friend sent me an e-mail today which included within it Hans Kung’s eulogy given at Karl Barth’s funeral. It ends as follows,
Many years ago we were discussing, as we did so often, the pope and the Petrine office in the Church. And as he did not then agree with me, I said smilingly: “Well, all right. I grant you good faith!” Thereupon he became serious and said: “So you allow me good faith. I have never conceded myself good faith. And when once the day comes when I have to appear before my Lord, then I will not come with my deeds, with the volumes of my Dogmatics in the basket upon my back. All the angels there would have to laugh. But then I shall also not say, ‘I have always meant well; I had good faith.’ No, then I will only say one thing: ‘Lord, be merciful to me a poor sinner!’ That is the common belief of Christendom. And our comforting hope is that Karl Barth will be given that for which he prayed.’
Amen!
Could you get me a source? I would like to read the whole speech. Thanks,
yeah e-mail me at jonswales@[no spam]gmail.com and i will send it to you