Friday, May 05, 2006

BC kerfuffle

Have they heard of St. Augustine at BC?


The conflict began this week when two leading theology professors circulated a letter opposing the college's invitation, asserting that Rice's views on international affairs and her actions in the Iraq war were in conflict with Roman Catholic values.
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6 comments:

Mr roT said...

"Jesuit ideals" is an oxymoron.

5/05/2006 10:56 AM
Arelcao Akleos said...

I would just note that Augustine was not a Jesuit. As for "Jesuit Ideals", there are too many mathematically minded jokes here to even dare begin..so let's leave it with JJ's remark.

5/05/2006 5:35 PM
Tecumseh said...

Yes, Jesuits came much later -- I think JJ referred to the Jesuits at BC. At any rate, the point I was trying to make was that, of course, it was St Augustine of Hippo who came up with the doctrine of Just War, which has been a foundation stone for the Church ever since. For the BC theology profs to sayt that [Condi's] "actions in the Iraq war were in conflict with Roman Catholic values" is rich. Are they saying this is not a just war (??), or are they forsaking St Augustine's doctrine?

5/05/2006 8:46 PM
Mr roT said...

I think they are saying that this is not a just war according to their interpretation of Augie. Isn't that clear? Here is some Christian tripe on the subject. I think the BC types have an argument.

But so what?

5/06/2006 3:44 AM
Tecumseh said...

They give the following tests:


* the damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain;

* all other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective;

* there must be serious prospects of success;

* the use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated. The power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition.


So OK, perhaps it does not pass 100% muster by this definition, but close enough. At any rate, they should let Condi speak.

5/06/2006 9:27 AM
Mr roT said...

The argument was not so much about whether she should speak, but whether she should be given a doctorate Honoris Causa.

5/06/2006 11:13 AM

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