Catholic Word of the Day: PACIFISM, 08-20-10

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PACIFISM

The doctrine that all war is inherently wrong and, among Christians, that warfare is forbidden by the Gospels. The position of the Catholic Church is that war is, indeed, undesirable and that sinful passions give rise to war, but not all armed conflict is necessarily sinful and Christians may engage in a just war. (Etym. Latin pacificare, to make peace.)

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This subject should bring out some comments.

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Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.

 

Gift of Integrity	Nuncio	Epigonation
Virtue of Hope	Magic	End of the World
Apostasy (ecclesiastical)	Gerasenes	Spouse (Bride) of Christ
Funeral Rites	Infused Contemplation	Shalom
Sacramental	Miracles of Christ	Moral Theology
Eviternity	Sinai	Saul
La Divina Commedia	Saint-Anne-D-Beaupre	Royal Coronation
Bishop	Scandal of the Weak	Spiritual Rebirth
Biretta	The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.	Savior
Iesus Hominum Salvator	Episcopate	Chaldean Rite
Antecedent Grace	Vincentian Canon	Cardinal Deacon
Clergy	Diocesan Synod	Pacifism

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Doesn’t look that active. I’ll give it a little while longer, they say stuff I usually say. That should bring out some replies.

[stuartcr]

I can’t stay around, but this may get things going...

Who gets to determine whether or not it’s just?

There have been a number of wars, big and small, throughout history that were fought between Christians. How is the justness of these wars determined?

What is the position of the church on civil wars?

How much collateral damage to innocent people and property is acceptable in a just war.

What happens to Christians if they fight in an unjust war?

Please note, these questions may or may not represent the originators true feelings, they are just questions thrown out there in an attempt to prompt some traffic for you.

[CynicalBear]

It would be interestig to hear how the interpret the story of Jericho and God’s command in other conflicts to leave no-one alive and take no spoils. How about Sampson, Abraham and all the other warriors.

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Thanks for all the querries. That should be enough to answer them. I’m going to try to find another thread tonight that addresses this. I know I’ve seen what the Catholic beliefs are, but.......where? LOL!

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Another good question — well almost a question.