Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Swiss Catholic theologian
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Hans Urs von Balthasar's Degrees
- Doctorate Theology University of Zurich
Why Is Hans Urs von Balthasar Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who is considered an important Catholic theologian of the 20th century. Pope John Paul II announced his choice of Balthasar to become a cardinal, but he died shortly before the consistory. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said in his funeral oration for Balthasar that "he is right in what he teaches of the faith" and that he "points the way to the sources of living water".
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