Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict | Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B (1RB0)
Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict
- 97 questions
- 8 subtopics
- Catholic Christianity, one religion of seven
- Paper 2
Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area.
A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers Catholic attitudes towards peace and Jesus as the Prince of Peace, Catholic peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi, Catholic attitudes to the causes and problems of conflict, Catholic attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance, Catholic teaching on the Just War theory, Catholic attitudes to Holy War, Catholic attitudes to weapons of mass destruction and Catholic responses to violence, war and terrorism.
Sample questions from Catholic Christianity: Peace and Conflict
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Catholic attitudes towards peace and Jesus as the Prince of Peace
What does Gaudium et Spes teach about peace?
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The Second Vatican Council taught that peace is “the work of justice”. Peace must be built constantly and is never achieved once and for all. -
Catholic peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi
Why is justice important in Catholic peacemaking?
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Injustice such as poverty and oppression causes resentment and conflict. Lasting peace is impossible unless people are treated fairly. -
Catholic attitudes to the causes and problems of conflict
What does Jesus say in Matthew 26:52 when a disciple uses a sword?
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Jesus says, “Put your sword back into its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword”. Jesus rejects violence to defend himself. -
Catholic attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance
What does the Catechism teach about conscientious objectors?
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The Catechism says those who refuse to bear arms for reasons of conscience should be treated fairly. Conscientious objectors must serve the community in some other way. -
Catholic teaching on the Just War theory
What conditions of a Just War govern how it is fought?
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Force must be proportionate, doing no more harm than necessary. Civilians must never be deliberately targeted. -
Catholic attitudes to Holy War
What does Jesus say in Matthew 10:34?
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Jesus says, “I have come to bring not peace but the sword”. The saying can seem to support religious war. -
Catholic attitudes to weapons of mass destruction
What has Pope Francis taught about nuclear weapons?
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Pope Francis taught in 2017 that even possessing nuclear weapons is to be condemned. Pope Francis called the use of atomic energy for war immoral when he visited Hiroshima in 2019. -
Catholic responses to violence, war and terrorism
What is terrorism?
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Terrorism is the use of violence, especially against civilians, to create fear and achieve political or religious aims.
The 8 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Catholic attitudes towards peace and Jesus as the Prince of Peace | Shalom, Pacem in Terris (1963), Gaudium et Spes, the World Day of Peace, Paul VI on peace and justice, Jesus's response at his arrest in Luke 22, and Jesus as peacemaker. | 12 |
| Catholic peacemaking and the work of Pax Christi | The Beatitudes and the peacemakers of Matthew 5:9, salt and light, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation in peacemaking, and the work of Pax Christi and the Community of Sant'Egidio. | 12 |
| Catholic attitudes to the causes and problems of conflict | The causes of conflict and the Catechism on threats to peace, the problems war brings, the sword at Jesus's arrest in Matthew 26, situation ethics, and the claim that religion causes conflict. | 12 |
| Catholic attitudes to pacifism and passive resistance | The early Church and fighting, St Martin of Tours, conscientious objectors in the Catechism, passive resistance and the peace promised in John 14, Thomas Merton, and the Quaker witness. | 12 |
| Catholic teaching on the Just War theory | Aquinas's three conditions, the rules for going to war and for fighting it, Catechism 2309, John Paul II and Iraq in 2003, Romans 13 on governing authorities, and whether a just war is still possible. | 12 |
| Catholic attitudes to Holy War | The Crusades and the Church's recent response to them, Matthew 10:34 to 40 on the sword and following Jesus, Old Testament wars, the 2019 Document on Human Fraternity, and Humanist criticism. | 12 |
| Catholic attitudes to weapons of mass destruction | The harm such weapons do and the benefits claimed, Gaudium et Spes on destroying cities, Pope Francis and the Holy See against nuclear arms, and Deuteronomy 20 on offering peace and the environment in war. | 13 |
| Catholic responses to violence, war and terrorism | Loving enemies and turning the other cheek in Luke 6, the Golden Rule, Church teaching on terrorism and war, Dorothy Day, Oscar Romero and his death, and work against violence today. | 12 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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