Word: pacem
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ancients said Si vis pacem, para helium [if you seek peace, prepare for war]. But can our age still really believe that the breathtaking spiral of armaments is at the service of world peace...
Berlinguer's belated 4,300-word answer-addressed to "Mr. Bishop"-was yes The party boss quoted approvingly from Pope John null encyclical Pacem in Terris, which argued that "encounters and understandings between believers and those who do not believe can be occasions for discovering truth and rendering homage to it." Berlinguer, who attacked Moscow after the invasion of Czechoslovakia and has criticized the Soviet system for its lack of political liberties, also conceded that East Bloc governments "have fallen into discriminations" against Christian believers. Nonetheless, he added, "they are beginning to come out of this situation, even...
...Karl Deutsch, pacem in terris...
...Christianity's behalf, the report reminded readers that Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul had put forth a similar system of social thought in their encyclicals Pacem in terris and Populorum progressio. The papal social doctrines, the article suggested, "must have come to the notice of the Peking leaders who may find in them the best evidence that religion, and Christianity in particular, is not a leechlike superstition but a genuine servant of man and, therefore, also of Chinese...
Richter is not an exciting conductor to watch, but he does communicate his enthusiasm to players and audience. From the very start it was clear that he was not afraid to build long phrases. The last chorus, Dona nobis pacem, was begun slowly but picked up speed in a controlled manner leading to a majestic conclusion...