Catholic teaching promotes peace as a positive, action-oriented concept. In the words of Pope John Paul II, "Peace is not just the absence of war. It involves mutual respect an
d confidence between peoples and nations. It involves collaboration and binding agreements.” There is a close relationship in Catholic teaching between peace and justice. Peace is the fruit of justice and is dependent upon right order among human beings.Participation
All people have a right to participate in the economic, political, and cultural life of society. It is a fundamental demand of justice and a requirement for human dignity that all people be assured a minimum level of participation in the community. It is wrong for a person or a group to be excluded unfairly or to be unable to participate in society
Global Solidarity and Development
We are one human family. Our responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences. We are called to work globally for justice. Authentic development must be full human development. It must respect and promote personal, social, economic, and political rights, including the rights of nations and of peoples It must avoid the extremists of underdevelopment on the one hand, and "superdevelopment" on the other.
Questions
1. What is the Catholic teaching regarding the requirement to maintaining peace?
Catholic teaching promotes peace as a positive, action-oriented concept.
2. Why is it wrong to exclude people from participating in society?
Everyone s equal and everyone deserves to be included in a society. No matter what they look like, sound like, skin lour nothing everyone should be treated the same way.
3. What are our global responsibilities to each other?
responsibilities to each other cross national, racial, economic and ideological differences.
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