Published: 2023-11-15

Benedict XVI’s Assessment of Contemporary Threats to Peace

Józef Warzeszak
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2023.93.4.11

Abstract

Since God created man for peace, the question arises: What are the causes of wars? Benedict XVI often spoke about the threats to peace to diplomats, people who are especially responsible for building peace. The author of the article examined these statements in terms of threats to peace and systematized them according to a theological key. Thus, for Benedict XVI, who put God first in the life of man and society, it was evident that the source of threats to peace is the rejection of God the Creator and Giver of the natural moral law, the deprivation of religious freedom, reductionism of man and his life, as well as erroneous ideologies. From this rejection of the transcendent dimension of reality comes social disorder, that is: injustice, deception leading to violence, evil as a source of further evil, terrorism, the struggle for access to natural resources, and poverty – all of these are direct or indirect threats to peace.

Keywords:

peace, threat, negation of God, injustice, Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict XVI

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Warzeszak, J. (2023). Benedict XVI’s Assessment of Contemporary Threats to Peace. Collectanea Theologica, 93(4), 185–228. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2023.93.4.11

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