Episode 14: The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative

Judy Coode is the project coordinator for the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative (CNI) and a staff member of Pax Christi International. She  organized two conferences at the Vatican on Just Peace and Nonviolence (in 2016 and 2019), the first of which was likely a major impetus for Pope Francis writing his World Peace Day message in 2017: "Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace." She joins us to tell us about the goals and outcomes of those two conferences, to answer a few critics, and to talk about where the Initiative will go from here. 0:00 Judy's background2:12 Link between 2016 conference and the 2017 World Peace Day message5:20 Idea behind 2016 conference7:44 Unique "fishbowl" set-up for plenary conferences11:12 Beyond academics and theologians15:53 Vocabulary lesson17:12 April 2019 conference21:02 Where does CNI stand on Just War Theory? 22:52 Is this just another kooky "Pope Francis thing"? 25:37 Judy responds to a critic of the Initiative33:06 A message about nonviolence35:06 Ellen has a message for the Pope!41:06 What's next for CNI? Find Judy at: Catholic Nonviolence Initiativehttps://nonviolencejustpeace.netFind us at: www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comPodcast/RSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Also mentioned on the podcast: "Nonviolence: A Style of Politics for Peace"https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documents/papa-francesco_20161208_messaggio-l-giornata-mondiale-pace-2017.htmlAppeal to the Catholic Church (2016)https://nonviolencejustpeace.net/final-statement-an-appeal-to-the-catholic-church-to-re-commit-to-the-centrality-of-gospel-nonviolence/Videos from the 2016 Conferencehttps://nonviolencejustpeace.net/videos-nonviolence-conference-fishbowl-sessions/Statement following 2019 Conferencehttps://nonviolencejustpeace.net/nonviolence-nurtures-hope-can-renew-the-church/Guadium et speshttp://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html"Just War? Enough Already," op-ed in Commonwealhttps://www.commonwealmagazine.org/just-war-0"The Pacifist Temptation," op-ed in First Thingshttps://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2016/04/the-pacifist-temptationSupport the showFind CAM here:  https://catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171​Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CAMpodcast