![]() National Conference of Catholic Bishops, June 16, 1995 Sowing Weapons of War: A Pastoral Reflection on the Arms Trade and Landmines Pontifical Academy for Life, February 28, 2020Ĭonclusive Remarks at the Seminar on the Common Good in the Digital Ageĭicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, September 26-28, 2019Įthical Reflections on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Syste ms and Augmented Soldiers – with a selection of documents from the Holy See’s engagement on Lethal Autonomous Weapons SystemsĬaritas in Veritate Foundation, November 2017īackgrounder on Nuclear Arms and Landmines ![]() Members of the Pontifical Academy for Life & Working Group on Roboethics of the Pontifical Academy for Life, May 11, 2020 I would be quite surprised if any of the reviewers who took issue with the costumes or the decorations were far more knowledgeable.Pope's Prayer Intention – Artificial IntelligenceĪrticle – Contributions from the Catholic Church to Ethical Reflections in the Digital Era ![]() Finally, I am no expert on 19th century Russian aristocratic dress or interior design, but frankly I saw nothing particularly out of place. The old Prince Bolkonsky also is terrific. In my view, Denisov, though a minor character, is particularly brought to life. Each performance seems true to Tolstoy's characterizations, if not the idealizations people have conjured in their minds. As far as the casting goes, I personally thought Sonya was a little too plain, Princess Marya a little too attractive, and Pierre rather too skinny, but these physical quibbles are nitpicky. This adaptation captures brilliantly Tolstoy's view of how terrible the course of human interaction can run, and yet there is something magical to life. My God, I can only imagine that these reviewers would be better off watching Barney and Friends. Others seem to be aghast that there's infidelity, violence, and dishonesty. ![]() We are meant to see that in the end, the foolishness shouldn't matter. ![]() Tolstoy meant for us to see how the lives of admirable men and women are yet filled with foolishness. Some of the reviewers seem to have gotten in their head that Prince Andrey or Natasha should be like gods and goddesses when Tolstoy could not have intended anything farther from that. War and Peace is a story of mortals, fallible, corrupt, and yet full of love and hope. The poor reviews that I've seen seem to betray either delusion or a complete misunderstanding of the book. ![]()
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