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rug

(82,333 posts)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 06:41 PM Apr 2016

Landmark Vatican conference rejects just war theory, asks for encyclical on nonviolence

Joshua J. McElwee | Apr. 14, 2016

VATICAN CITY The participants of a first-of-its-kind Vatican conference have bluntly rejected the Catholic church's long-held teachings on just war theory, saying they have too often been used to justify violent conflicts and the global church must reconsider Jesus' teachings on nonviolence.

Members of a three-day event co-hosted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the international Catholic peace organization Pax Christi have also strongly called on Pope Francis to consider writing an encyclical letter, or some other "major teaching document," reorienting the church's teachings on violence.

"There is no 'just war,'" the some 80 participants of the conference state in an appeal they released Thursday morning.

"Too often the 'just war theory' has been used to endorse rather than prevent or limit war," they continue. "Suggesting that a 'just war' is possible also undermines the moral imperative to develop tools and capacities for nonviolent transformation of conflict."

http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/landmark-vatican-conference-rejects-just-war-theory-asks-encyclical-nonviolence

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Landmark Vatican conference rejects just war theory, asks for encyclical on nonviolence (Original Post) rug Apr 2016 OP
This is a wonderful step. potone Apr 2016 #1
I think it's emphasis on nonviolence and peace-making as a way of life will turm out to be rug Apr 2016 #2
I certainly hope so. potone Apr 2016 #3
To coin a phrase: No Justice, No Peace. rug Apr 2016 #4

potone

(1,701 posts)
1. This is a wonderful step.
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 04:45 PM
Apr 2016

I hope Pope Francis acts on it. I am sure that he can see the merits of that position, but it will overturn long-standing Church doctrine.

 

rug

(82,333 posts)
2. I think it's emphasis on nonviolence and peace-making as a way of life will turm out to be
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 05:01 PM
Apr 2016

even more important than its rejection of an already discredited theory of war.

potone

(1,701 posts)
3. I certainly hope so.
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 08:58 PM
Apr 2016

There are far too many wars in the world, and it is a very lucrative business for those who supply the arms. I am sure that this Pope will see the connection between economic inequality and war.

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