Peace and Development

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Peace and

Development
Pacem en Terris
Centesimus Annus
Caritas in Veritate
Centesimus Annus
PACEM EN TERRIS Caritas in Veritate
Historical Background
• It was written on April 11,
1963.
• John XXIII was very distressed
to see the enormous ongoing
build up of arms during arms
the Cold War – particularly the
cost and the resources devoted
to it. He called for a process of
disarmament by every nation.
Historical Background
• “Centesimus Annus” - which is
Latin for “Hundredth
Anniversary” of “Rerum
Novarum”
• May 1, 1991
• Pope John Paul II

• Lithuania declares independence


from the USSR
• Iraq invades Kuwait; US and
allies send troops to Persian Gulf
• US invasion of Panama
Historical Background
• “Caritas in Veritate - "Charity
in Truth"
• June 29, 2009
• Benedict XVI

• The risk for our time is that the


effectively interdependence of
people and nations is not matched
by ethical interaction of consciences
and minds that would give rise to
truly human development
Centesimus Annus
PACEM EN TERRIS Caritas in Veritate
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concept of
societal
friendship and
harmony in the
absence of 
hostility and 
violence.
Peace?
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Human Dignity

Human Person

Life
Pacem en Terris reminds us:

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All of humanity was created in Each person has In addition, all of


God’s own image and likeness the right to life
(Gen. 1:26.) and endowed with humanity has a
and the means
intelligence and freedom and give natural right to
power over the earth. necessary to live
their life be respected,
To understand peace is to understand our
true nature.
Peace does not only mean
the absence of conflict or
war. The total experience
of serenity and harmony,
of wellness and stability
inside each person, in
communities and with the
universe requires more
than just resolving Every person is to promote
conflicts. the welfare of everybody
and not only for the few
but also the majority.
“The world is developing”
Is a Problem?
The Problem
Result
• The development of Development
peoples depends, above
all, on a recognition that
the human race is a single
family working together
into true communion, not
simply a group of subjects
who happen to live side by
side. – Charity on Truth
#53
• These encyclicals reminds
us:
Peace and development can
be achieve if we see
ourselves equal to others.
We see others as important
as ourselves.
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