US military archbishop says Iran conflict does not meet ‘just war’ standard
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“The leader of all Catholic chaplains in the United States’ armed forces has questioned how righteous the US military’s campaign in Iran is”
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“Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services USA, told CBS News in an interview set for broadcast Sunday”
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— The Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS), officially the Military Ordinariate of United States of America, is a jurisdiction of the Catholic Church for people serving in the United States …
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“The just war theory is a philosophical and legal framework, rooted in the theologies of Saints Augustine and Thomas Aquinas”
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“The Trump White House maintains that Iran’s history of terrorism sponsorship, coupled with its missile program and production of highly enriched uranium, justifies the action”
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“Democrats, however, described it as 'war of choice' and accuse Trump of sidestepping lawmakers’ approval”
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“Recent polling from YouGov and the Economist has found Trump’s approval rating at 35%”
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“Broglio said 'it’s a little problematic in the sense' that Jesus preached peace and spoke of war in terms of being a last resort”
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“Broglio said he would line himself up with Pope Leo XIV, history’s first US-born Catholic pontiff, 'who has been urging for negotiation'”
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“In a homily during a mass on Thursday, the pope said that the Christian mission has often been 'distorted by a desire for domination'”
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“Broglio said he counseled Catholic service members to 'do as little harm as you can – and to try [to] preserve innocent lives'”
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“He noted that the way conscientious objection is framed in the US military, 'you cannot object to a specific war or a specific action. You can only object to 'I’m opposed to war.'”
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“The question might be, would generals or admirals have space to perhaps, say, 'Can we look at this a different way?'”
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