Kueng Criticizes Pope during German Visit

Tuebingen, Germany- Hans Kueng, the Swiss-born Catholic theologian who has been a long-time critic of the Vatican, slammed Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday for not offering dialogue during a six-day visit to Germany. There had not been "a single future-oriented signal" from the pope, nor were there any suggestions of reforms on the way, Kueng told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa in an interview.

"He didn't fulfil any of the hopes of reform-oriented Catholics. "

That is, the Holy Father did not offer Kueng the papacy...