{"id":6083,"date":"2006-09-06T09:37:01","date_gmt":"2006-09-06T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/the-peace-pope.html"},"modified":"2006-09-06T09:37:01","modified_gmt":"2006-09-06T09:37:01","slug":"the-peace-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/the-peace-pope.html","title":{"rendered":"The Peace Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angelo Matera in the NCR(egister):<\/a><\/p>\n

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Catholic \u201chawks\u201d in the United States had been unhappy with Pope John Paul II\u2019s stance against almost all wars, a position they viewed as unrealistic and a departure from their interpretation of the classic \u201cjust war\u201d tradition that began with St. Augustine. For them, the figure of St. Benedict became a symbol, and the Pope\u2019s name a secret code, for those who believed they saw most clearly the threat of Islamic fascism and the need to use violence in the clash of civilizations between the West and Islam. <\/span><\/p>\n

They clearly hoped that Benedict XVI would look more favorably on the United States\u2019 use of armed force in the fight against Islamic terrorists and rogue states.<\/span><\/p>\n

But with the Vatican\u2019s reaction to the recent Israeli incursion into Lebanon, the hawks discovered they were only half right about the new Pope.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Benedict has indeed been firm in calling Europe back to its Christian roots and warning against the \u201cdictatorship of relativism,\u201d any speculation that he would diverge from John Paul II\u2019s \u201cGospel of Peace\u201d ended when the Holy Father came out strongly against Israel\u2019s pre-emptive attack on Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did the pro-war Catholics misread the Pope so badly on this issue? One reason is that they had overlooked, or chosen to ignore, the Holy Father\u2019s clear and repeated references to another inspiring Benedict \u2014 Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Matera, who is the editor in chief of the excellent Godspy site<\/a>, follows with a discussion of Benedict XV’s efforts to bring some peace and justice out of the Great War, and then outlines Benedict XVI’s statements on the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. This is the first in a series, and the next piece might get some juices going. It’s previewed as: "Hawks circle Benedict."<\/p>\n

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