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population; (c) a vague acknowledgement of the fact of deterrence which
preserves "peace of a sort"; (d) on indictment of the arms race as a treacherous trap wasting vitally needed funds; (e)
on affirmation that
those in military service who fulfill their role properly "are making o genuine contribution to the establishment of peace" I Gaudium et Spes, #79).
34. Distinguish conscientious obiection I C. 0.) and selective conscientious objection IS. C. 0.1. Conscientious objection is a form of pacifism; stated in Christian terms, it is a rejection of all use of military force as incompatible with the Gospel. Selective conscientious objection is a conclusion drawn from the application of Just War criteria to a specific war. The decision is mode that while some uses of force are legitimate, this one is not, hence the person refuses to bear arms in the conflict. 35. What does Catholic leaching say about the United Nations? Since the inception of the United Natio.ns it has received Catholic support in the form of Church statements and through official Catholic participation. The most explicit support for the idea of the United Nations and its concrete Programs is found in Pacem In Terris and in the Address of Paul VI to the General Assembly 11965). In Pacem In Terris, Pope John went beyond his coli for a form of universal public authority to o specific endorsement of the United Nations as a. step in that direction: "It is our earnest wish that the United Nations Organization-in its structure and in its mecns-may become ever more equal to the magnitude and nobility of its tasks. May the day soon come when every human being will find therein an effective safeguard for the rights which derive directly from his dignity as a Person, and which are fherefore universal, inviolate and inalienable rights I# 145).