The Modern Catholic Just War Tradition

Abstract

Among the competing interpretations of the Catholic Just War tradition, the one that is closest to the authentic teaching of the Church is the notion of a presumption against war , because it emphasizes the need for nations to exhaust every effort for peace, but ultimately the Church s approach asserts the overall obligation to promote justice. It is important for Catholics to understand the Church s teaching in order to embrace fully the Catholic Just War principles and make proper judgments regarding war and peace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2012
Accession Number
ADA602886

Entities

People

  • Kevin C. Walsh

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Christianity
  • Cold War
  • Eastern Europe
  • Employment
  • History
  • Human Rights
  • Humanities
  • Marine Corps
  • New York
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Philosophy

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design