Conflict - War and Peace Justice For Christians justice means respecting the rights of other people and treating people equally

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Conflict – War and Peace

Justice

For Christians justice means respecting the rights of other people and treating people equally and humanly. The Catholic Catechism, PG 41, has its version of Justice, “ Justice towards men disposes one to respect the rights of each and to establish in human relationship the harmony that promotes equality.

The church’s teaching on Justice is based on Jesus teaching and actions and also other writers in the New Testament. In the parable of the Sheep and Goats (Matthew 25:31-36) Jesus teaches us to help one another, to help the poor and treat them equally and when you are helping the poor you are helping him.

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In the Story of the Leper (Mark 1:40-45) it deals with a leper who believes he was not good enough for Jesus, “If you want you can make me clean”. Jesus was filled with pity and he treated him equally by healing him, as a leper would have been treated like an outsider in society at the time. The story shows us that Jesus treats everyone equally and calls on us to do so.

Forgiveness

When we sin we separate our bond with God but Forgiveness restores a persons broken relationship with God and other people. Forgiveness ...

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