教皇の野望
再度Wikileaksのネタ。ローマ教皇が"New International Order"を提案していた事実が明らかになっている。
¶2. (U) THE HOLY SEE IS AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN A BROAD RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS — TYPICALLY AS AN “OBSERVER” — AND WORKS WITHIN THESE FORA TO ADVANCE PRINCIPLES CENTRAL TO THE CHURCH’S WORLD VIEW: PRIORITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON; THE PROMOTION AND, WHEN NECESSARY, THE DEFENSE OF PEACE; SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY BUILDING INITIATIVES; AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN INTERNATIONAL ORDER BASED ON JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. FM TAURAN RECENTLY RESTATED THE HOLY SEE’S BASIC MESSAGE TO UN MEMBER STATES: ALL NATIONS ARE EQUAL, WITH EQUAL DIGNITY AND RIGHT TO DEFENSE OF IDENTITY AND AUTONOMY; NATIONS MUST ACT IN SOLIDARITY (I.E., ACCORDING TO RECIPROCAL MORAL OBLIGATIONS
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NOT ONLY TO TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT BUT TO SEE THAT PEOPLES’ BASIC NEEDS ARE MET). THE HOLY SEE REGARDS THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM AS AN IDEAL FORUM AND PRIVILEGED PLATFORM TO ADVANCE THESE PRINCIPLES MULTILATERALLY. AS A RESULT, IT HAS TENDED TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY WHEN FACED WITH THE UN’S FAILINGS, PARTICULARLY ITS BUREAUCRATIC DEFICIENCIES. IT IS UNLIKELY TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT U.S.
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¶3. (U) IN OPTING FOR PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS RATHER THAN FULL MEMBERSHIP IN MOST ORGANIZATIONS, THE HOLY SEE HAS SOUGHT TO EMPHASIZE ITS MORAL, RATHER THAN POLITICAL, AUTHORITY, AND ITS UNIQUE INTERNATIONAL JURIDICAL STATUS. THE HOLY SEE THEREFORE OPERATES FROM A DOCTRINAL AND PRINCIPLE-BASED PERSPECTIVE WITHIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION OF BEING “SUPER PARTES” – A DISINTERESTED MORAL AGENT ACTING FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.
… IN THE SUDAN CASE, IT DID TAKE AN ACTIVE BUT BEHIND THE SCENES ROLE IN DISCUSSING WITH
OTHER UNSC DELEGATES THE INAPPROPRIATENESS OF SUDAN AS A UNSC MEMBER.