Moral Forgiveness: A Reflection on the Colombian Case On post-conflict

This reflection article proposes a reading of the possibility of moral forgiveness in societies in conflict, distinguishing it from other substitute forms of forgiveness such as political and religious forgiveness, in order to contribute to meditation and post-peace agreement pedagogy (2016). Methodology: In this work a qualitative method was applied and the programmatic questions are attempted to be resolved through a hermeneutic exposition of key concepts that revolve around the problem of moral forgiveness; at the same time, a description of these concepts is used in a sort of adaptation to the Colombian context; likewise, a critique is made of what is expressed in the work as "other " forms of forgiveness that always turn out to be substitutes for moral forgiveness, among them -as will be seen -are the political and religious forms of forgiveness. Results: The shortcomings of the politics of forgiveness are highlighted, since when forgiveness is universalised, there is a risk of falling into mere theatricality. It follows that moral forgiveness and political forgiveness each belong to a different dimension of forgiveness in general. This misrepresentation of forgiveness in political processes changes the very dynamics of forgiveness, because it is used for purposes other than restoring the victim, such as pardoning the perpetrators, granting them moral amnesty, or even rewarding them politically or legally. Conclusions: Moral forgiveness works very well as a corrective to the shortcomings of the politics of forgiveness. Of course, the greatest beneficiary is always the victim.