Pokój i bezpieczeństwo w kontekście dobra wspólnego w nauczaniu biskupów amerykańskich

Abstract

The teaching on peace by the American Episcopate is not well known in Poland. The author presents some points of their developments to show the practical connotations between the idea of the common good and the peace, which is one of the three elements of it. Peace should be based on values - such as the dignity of the human person, not just some political agreements or economical reasons. Accordingly, it is not the sufficient argument to say, that a given way to the peace is an effective one - first of all it has to be just.