The role of the Catholic Church in regulating the internal armed conflict in Colombia

The internal armed conflict in Colombia has conserved the phenomenon of violence as a building block of Colombian society. Colombia remains one of the most religious countries on the continent, where the Catholic denomination prevails, and the Catholic Church is the institution with the most trust of the population, which allows it to influence the political landscape of the country, becoming a social regulator and moral guide of the nation, promoting a "culture of peace" as opposed to violence as the consequence of an internal armed conflict. Within the framework of the institutional approach, the article examines the role of the Catholic Church, its program and activities during the internal armed conflict in the country. The stages of the church regulation of the conflict are determined.

Keywords

political catholicism, catholic church, internal armed conflict in Colombia, FARC, ELN, conflict management, mediation, peace negotiations, peacebuilding

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09.10.2021

Publication date

24.01.2022

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GOST	Ilevich M. The role of the Catholic Church in regulating the internal armed conflict in Colombia // Latin America – 2022. – Issue 1 C. 67-74 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0018053-7-1 (circulation date: 29.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018053-7
MLA	Ilevich, Mikhail "The role of the Catholic Church in regulating the internal armed conflict in Colombia." Latin America 1 (2022):67-74. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018053-7
APA	Ilevich M. (2022). The role of the Catholic Church in regulating the internal armed conflict in Colombia. Latin America (1 ), pp.67-74 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0018053-7

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