Catholic teaching promotes peace as a positive, action-oriented concept. In the words of Pope John Paul II, "Peace is not just the absence of war. It involves mutual respect and confidence between peoples and nations. It involves collaboration and binding agreements.” There is a close relationship in Catholic teaching between peace and justice. Peace is the fruit of justice and is dependent upon right order among human beings.
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John A. Coleman, Justice, Peace and Human Rights: American Catholic Social Ethics in a Pluralistic World, 32 Journal of Church & State 152 (1990).
John H. Yoder, Tranquilitas Ordinis: The Present Failure and Future Promise of American Catholic Thought on War and Peace, 6 The Journal of Law & Religion 502 (1988)>
