Catholic
Perspectives on Social and Political Issues
Meeting
IV – October 15, 2001
Questions of Peace and
War
The
Christian Peacemaking Virtues
Peace and the Reign of God
Christ: God’s Love in the World
The Unity and Solidarity of All Humankind
The Sources of Discord
Nonviolence as a Response to Violence
The Theory of Nonviolence
Pacificism
Civil Disobedience
The Arguments for Nonviolence
Recent Successes of Nonviolence
The Arguments against Nonviolence
Recent Successes of Violence
Violence as a Response to Violence
The Doctrine of the Just War
The Just War Tradition
Guiding Principles Relating to
Going to War: jus ad bellum
Just Cause
Comparative Justice
Legitimate Authority
Right Intention
Probability of Success
Proportionality
Last Resort
Guiding Principles Relating to Conducting War: jus in bello
Noncombatant immunity
Proportionality
Right intention
The
Centrality of Conscience
The Role of the Church