Avant-propos - Studia Moralia

Summaries / Resúmenes
WALTER KASPER
UNITÀ DELLA CHIESA E COMUNIONE ECCLESIALE
NELLA PROSPETTIVA CATTOLICA
Remembering at the outset the “scandal” of division between the
churches, the author takes up the “guiding idea” of ecclesial communion
as a possible way of promoting an authentic unity. Having made
a review of the fundamental principles enunciated in the documents of
Vatican II, the article focuses on the recent joint declaration on
Justification as an example of how diversity can be recognised without
necessarily constituting an obstacle to closer union.
Recordando al comienzo el “escándalo” de la división entre las
Iglesias, el autor retoma la “idea-guía” de la comunión eclesial como
una manera posible de promover una auténtica unidad. Después de
examinar los principios fundamentales enunciados en los documentos
del Vaticano IIº, el artículo estudia la reciente declaración conjunta
sobre la Justificación como un ejemplo de cómo la diversidad puede ser
reconocida sin necesariamente constituir un obstáculo para una unión
más estrecha.
BRIAN V. JOHNSTONE
THE WAR ON TERRORISM: A JUST WAR?
Is it appropriate to invoke the just war doctrine to express Catholic
teaching in response to war, and in particular to the war on terrorism?
The article analyses two major criticisms: that the doctrine represents a
corruption of the genuine Christian tradition, and that it has served
merely to justify killing. It is demonstrated that the consideration of the
virtues, in particular of charity, which had been a central feature of the
classic version of the doctrine, disappeared. Thus, assessment of pro-
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