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Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict

  • 8 subtopics
  • 24 things to know
  • Paper 2
  • Paper 2, Religion, Peace and Conflict, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion

What Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict covers

Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area. A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers Catholic attitudes towards peace and Jesus as the Prince of Peace, Catholic peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi, Catholic attitudes to the causes and problems of conflict, Catholic attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance, Catholic teaching on the Just War theory, Catholic attitudes to Holy War, Catholic attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Catholic responses to violence, war and terrorism.

Where it is assessed

Paper 2

Area of Study 2, Religion, Peace and Conflict, if this is the religion studied for that area.

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The 8 subtopics

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What you need to know

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What does Gaudium et Spes teach about peace, and what is the World Day of Peace?

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How does Jesus respond to violence at his arrest, and how do Catholics read the passage?

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What is Pax Christi, and how does it work for peace?

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What do Catholics understand by conflict?

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What do Catholics understand by pacifism?

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What is the Just War theory in Catholic teaching?

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What do Catholics understand by a Holy War?

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What are weapons of mass destruction?

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What does the Catholic Church teach about violence?

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What does the Church teach about the role of Catholics as peacemakers?

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What does the Catholic Church see as the main causes of conflict?

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What was the attitude of the early Church to fighting?

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Who developed the Just War theory?

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What were the Crusades?

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What problems do weapons of mass destruction cause?

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What does Luke 6:27–28 teach about enemies?

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What do Catholics mean by peace?

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What does Matthew 5:9 teach about peacemakers?

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What does the Catechism say threatens peace and causes wars?

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What did St Martin of Tours do?

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What three conditions did Aquinas give for a just war?

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What does the Catholic Church teach about Holy War today?

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What benefits do some people claim for weapons of mass destruction?

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What does Luke 6:29 teach about responding to violence?

Take Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict further

The same content, four other ways.

Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Just War vs Holy War

    Just War: an armed conflict meeting conditions such as rightful authority, fair cause and last resort. Holy War: an armed conflict fought for religion and believed to be commanded by God.

  • Reconciliation vs Forgiveness

    Reconciliation: rebuilding a broken relationship between former enemies. Forgiveness: letting go of anger and the wish for revenge.

  • Conscientious objector vs Pacifism

    Conscientious objector: a person who refuses on grounds of conscience to fight in a war. Pacifism: the belief that all war and violence are wrong.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What do Catholics mean by peace?

    Model answer

    Peace is not merely the absence of war but a state of justice, harmony and right relationships. The Catechism calls peace “the tranquillity of order”, following St Augustine.

  2. 2

    Why is peace important for Catholics?

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    God wants all people to live in harmony as one human family. Peace allows every person to flourish and live with dignity.

  3. 3

    How does the biblical idea of shalom shape the Catholic understanding of peace?

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    Shalom means wholeness and well-being, not just the absence of fighting. Catholics see true peace as right relationships with God, others and creation.

  4. 4

    What did Pope John XXIII teach in Pacem in Terris (1963)?

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    Pacem in Terris teaches that peace must be built on truth, justice, love and freedom. The encyclical was addressed to all people of good will, not just Catholics.

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    What does Gaudium et Spes teach about peace?

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    The Second Vatican Council taught that peace is “the work of justice”. Peace must be built constantly and is never achieved once and for all.

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    What is the World Day of Peace?

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    The World Day of Peace is kept by the Catholic Church every 1 January. Pope Paul VI began it in 1968, and each year the Pope issues a message on peace.

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What does Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
8 subtopics: catholic attitudes towards peace and jesus as the prince of peace, catholic peacemaking and the work of pax christi, catholic attitudes to the causes and problems of conflict, catholic attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance, catholic teaching on the just war theory, catholic attitudes to holy war, catholic attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and catholic responses to violence, war and terrorism. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
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