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4. Politics, human rights, democracy – ethics in politics
(Deutsch) Beitrag im Staatslexikon: Korruption: II. Sozialethisch
(Deutsch) Beitrag im Staatslexikon: Staat und Gesellschaft: III. Sozialethisch
(Deutsch) Christentum und freiheitliche Demokratie
(Deutsch) Corona und die offene Gesellschaft
(Deutsch) COVID-19: Die Impfpflicht-Debatte aus ethischer Perspektive
The Principle of Sustainability and Its Implementation in Germany
(Deutsch) La referencia social y laboral en los documentos de la Iglesia en América
(Deutsch) Der Staat als Beschützer der Menschenrechte und als Abwehr der Bedrohung der Ordnung
THE STATE – SERVANT OF ORDER
Original (printed in German): Joseph Cardinal Höffner DER STAAT – DIENER DER ORDNUNG. Opening address on the ocasion of the autumn meeting of the German bishop conference in Fulda, 22. September 1986. Series: The Chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference N° 13. Editor: Secreteriat of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bonn.
Translations are based on the German original, Köln 1986.
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(Deutsch) Die Grundwerte der Demokratie und die Verantwortung des Christen
The human rights in the doctrine of the Catholic Church
(Deutsch) Einstehen für unsere Demokratie
Churches Confront War in Ukraine
Dr. Pavlo Smytsnyuk is director of theInstitute of Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv. On February 25th, one day after the beginning of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, he delivered a speech at the European Regional Pre-Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC). His topic was the reaction of the different churches to the war. Particularly important is the position taken by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is in unity with the Moscow Patriarchate. While Patriarch Cyril stands firmly by President Putin’s side and supports the war of aggression, Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev, called the Russian invasion “a repetition of the sin of Cain, who out of jealousy killed his own brother.” This war also means a turning point for the churches – especially for the Russian Orthodox Church which must make a decision: Does it chain itself to the Putin regime and will it then also share the fate of the dictator? Or can it emancipate itself and find its way back to the Christian message of peace and humanity?