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Cardinal Turkson: To
explore new frontiers of
war and peace, a good
place to start is with
oneself
(Vatican Radio) The President of the
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
has given a major address to mark the
50th anniversary of the encyclical Pacem
in Terris, written by Blessed Pope John
XXIII. Cardinal Peter Turkson was
speaking at the Jerusalem campus of the
Salesian Pontifical University.
The full text of the address is below
Pacem in Terris:
Forming Ministers and Peace-Builders
Salesian Pontifical University, Jerusalem, 31
October 2013
Introduction
On behalf of the Pontifical Council for Justice
and Peace, it is an honour to celebrate the
50th anniversary of Blessed Pope John’s
historic encyclical Pacem in Terris and
thereby mark the Dies Academicus 20132014 of the Salesian Pontifical University in
Jerusalem.
In this presentation I intend to give a sense
of the changing world landscape to which the
message of peace must ever be made
relevant. This began, not fifty years ago, but
two thousand, when the angels sang “Peace
on earth” at Christ’s birth! After appreciating
the background, we will recall the thinking of
twentieth-century
Popes
on
peace,
culminating in the vital intervention of John
XXIII during the Cuban missile crisis and
then the promulgation of Pacem in Terris.
We will take time to look at the Encyclical in
some detail, especially its core message
rooted in human dignity, relationship and
fraternity. I will then draw out suggestions
by Pope Francis, whom we see faithfully
continuing the legacy of Pacem in Terris in
our time.
Having spent a very happy 1977 here in
Jerusalem as a student of the Biblicum, I
would of course very much like to translate
Pacem in Terris into “peace in the Holy
Land”. But rather than address this topic of
great interest during my remarks, let us
make it a point of our discussion afterwards.
PACEM in TERRIS, PEACE on the WORLD
SCENE
In order to be ever relevant, the Pacem in
Terris must be addressed to a changing
world. To appreciate the encyclical's
relevance, we may compare the Cold War of
1963 to the geo-politics of 2013. Before I turn
to the 1960s, I wish to point out that the Holy
See has worked for decades with other
governments
to
promote
incremental
disarmament and the banning of all nuclear
weapons. For instance, in 2012
for tertiary education, priestly formation and
peace-building. Finally I will remind you of
the encouragement towards peace offered
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