Just War Principles
This phrase is the Latin for "right to war" which outlines which criteria must be met in order to engage in warfare
What is Jus ad bellum?
"tranquility of order"
What is peace?
Fill in the blank: In the Old Testament, God is initially seen as a ------- --- who rescues and protects His people.
Warrior God
Name two of the three contributors to the Catholic Just War Tradition
St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas, Di Vittorio
The Vatican and the American bishops spoke out against this 2003 war.
What is the war on terrorism in Iraq?
These people refuse to engage in armed conflict. Some refuse all war on principle, while others only refuse wars considered to be unjust
Who are conscientious objectors?
The statement "peace is not merely the absence of war...it is rightly called an enterprise of justice" comes from which Vatican II document?
What is The Church in the Modern World?
Fill in the Blank: The love that Christ teaches us must "always ------ revenge and embrace forgiveness.
Hint: Page 180
1) Reject/avoid
His non-violent movement freed India from British colonialism.
Who is Mahatma Ghandi?
What was the name of the communist guerrilla fighters during the Vietnam War?
What is the Viet Cong?
These people not only object to and refuse to participate in wars, but they also reject any resort to violence.
Bonus: Does the Catholic Church support this position?
Who are pacifists?
"a peaceful society can only be built when people's rights are honored and respected. Governments, endowed with political authority must promote the --------- ------ ----"
What is the Universal Common Good?
From Matthew 5: 44-45, what reward is given to those who love their enemies?
They will be children of the Father in Heaven
This American general led the post war development in Japan.
Who is General MacArthur?
This man made famine killed millions of Ukrainians in Soviet Ukraine in 1932
What is Holodomor?
What are the three criteria while engaged in armed conflict?
1. Immunity of non-combatants, 2. Proportionality, 3. Right Intention
Fill in the Blank: The virtue of ----- ---------- is a "firm and persevering determination" to seek the good of all.
"What is Human Solidarity?
From Isaiah 11: 6-9, What is one of the three qualities of the just?
peacemaker, generous, and courageous
Which pope celebrated Mass openly in Poland in 1979?
Pope John Paul II
Current country where 14 million people are on the brink of famine due to civil war
What is Yemen?
Name three of the criteria that must be present before a government can declare war.
1. Just Cause 2. Legit Authority 3. Comparitive Justice 4.Right Intention 5. Probability of Success 6. Proportionality 7. Last Resort
This Church concept is defined as "Alleviating the injustices individuals and society suffer by promoting their individual and collective development. "
What is The Responsibility for the Development of Peace?
From Micah 4: 1-4 what will happen when God establishes his reign of peace?
People will lay down their swords and weapons and there will no longer be war among nations
The Catechism of the Catholic Church condemns certain acts of war. Name one of these condemned acts
1) Acts of war aimed indiscriminately at entire cities or extensive areas and their population
2) Acts that have the potential for widespread and indiscriminate destruction including nuclear war
Country where protests currently continue for missing children and grandchildren from the 1970s/80s
What is Argentina?