The Catholic Church has nearly been destroyed by its resistance to change, having become the subject of criticism for its shortcomings. Pope Francis has promised reform: the radical theologian Hans Küng here presents what Catholics have long desired: contemporary answers to the challenges of a modern world.

In 1962, the Second Vatican Council convened with the hope that, as Pope John XXIII said, they could "open the windows of the Church and let in a little fresh air." Hans Küng and Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope, were both there.

In the book Can We Save the Catholic Church?, Küng recounts how after fifty years the Church has only become more conservative. It refuses to open a dialogue regarding the accuracy of priesthood, the role of women in the clergy, homosexuality, or the use of contraceptives, even for the prevention of AIDS, and the papal authority has lost touch. Now, amidst widespread frustration over child abuse, the future of Catholicism is in crisis.

Pope Francis appears sincere in his desire for a more caring Church. The time is ripe for reform, and here Küng calls for a complete renewal of the Church. As grassroots support grows, Can We Save the Catholic Church? makes an inspiring and compelling case for offering a new Catholicism to the modern world.