Koncepcja pokoju w orędziach Jana Pawła II

Abstract

Since the beginning of his papacy John Paul II put a lot efforts in defending peace in the world. The particular reflection of it can be found in annual messages for World Day of Peace. His personal involvement in the act of building peace affected the matters of the whole globe and local issues. The Pope directed his words to all people of „good will”, sometimes to inhabitants of the particular region or nation, always in a special way to the members of the Church. Transcendental and earthly aspect of the value of peace makes John Paul II an implacable opponent of the war in every form. The war has always been „the loss of mankind”, „the failure of all authentic humanism”. Wars, domestic conflicts, acts of violence solve nothing, on the contrary they make everything more difficult. The result of this plague is suffering and death of a great number of people, the breakdown of human relations, irreparable destruction of cultural heritage and natural environment. The war is the most barbaric and the least effective means of sorting out conflicts.