Abstract

The Wars of the Falkland and the Gulf were the two conflicts of classical type John-Paul II was confronted with. On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of his Pontificate, this article deals with various initiatives he has taken at this juncture to see how much they fit in with the traditional teaching of the Church on the just War. The use he made of this theory has allowed him to make stricter the conditions for a legitimate use of force, to appeal to all moral forces to cooperate in building an effective solidarity among peoples and to develop a theology of Peace