Word: vatican
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...deterrence "may still be judged morally acceptable," but added that it could not be considered "an end in itself and "it is indispensable not to be satisfied with this minimum, which is always susceptible to the real danger of explosion." This formulation follows the guidelines established by the Second Vatican Council in 1962-65, which wrestled with the still unanswered dilemma that nuclear deterrence depends on a nation's expressing the willingness to commit an immoral act-using nuclear weapons...
...peace to reach its clear theme: "We must continually say no to the idea of nuclear war." It also draws on the theological theory of a "just war," first propounded in the 5th century by St. Augustine, who justified force to restrain those who would harm the innocent. Since Vatican II, some Catholics have rejected the just-war theory in favor of a pacifist option. But ironically, many of the more activist priests, who have supported revolutionary struggles in the Third World, advocate extending the theory by loosening the traditional restriction that just wars can be waged only by duly...
...think we tried everything short of involving the Vatican to keep Larry," says ex-colleague Ruddier Dombusch...
...doctor who is reinforcing faith in tribal magic when he should be promoting modern medicine. The archbishop's opponents have also charged him with neglect of his administrative duties. A group of African bishops in 1978 ordered a halt to Milingo's healings. When he persisted, the Vatican finally summoned him to Rome...
...insists that he is not opposed to medical science; in fact, he founded a mobile field hospital and asked local doctors to examine his cures. He contends that his faith healing is a form of "inculturation," the adaptation of Christianity to a local culture, just as the Second Vatican Council taught. Says Milingo: "The white missionaries are backward. They do not understand what is happening in their own countries. They must make up their minds whether they want to Christianize Africa...