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Just War Theory & the Iraq War

The Blood Crying Out from the Ground
October 2014We Westerners bear responsibility for the current sufferings in Iraq. We created a power vacuum there that has been filled by bloodthirsty maniacs hellbent on religious cleansing.
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The Woeful Plight of Iraqi Christians
November 2007Christians in Iraq are perceived as being allied with the foreign occupiers, but the Americans provide no special protection for them.
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Pro-Life & Pro-War?
January 2007Fr. Pavone is a great prolife leader, but why can't he think with the mind of the Church instead of the mind of the Republican party?
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Do Our Troops "Support Our Troops"?
March 2006U.S. troops should be President Bush's bedrock of support for his war in Iraq, but an astounding 46% of American soldiers do not approve.
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Kill 'Em!
January 2006The National Catholic Register wants to soothe the consciences of Catholic soldiers who feels they violated the Fifth Commandment in Iraq.
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Why the United Methodist Bishops' Stance Against the War on Terrorism Is Incoherent
March 2002The same church Fathers who condemned war also condemned abortion. Here the moral credibility of the Methodist bishops collapses.
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Can Catholic Orthodoxy Transcend Political Ideology?
April 1999Rather than mustering the courage to stand alone, Catholics find it easier to follow popular American political opinion.
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War's Challenge to the Christian Conscience
November 1989To what extent can a political or value system “have its way” when confronted by an informed and resolute Catholic conscience?
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Thou Shalt Not Do Nuclear Murder, Nor Intend To
October 1988Review of Nuclear Deterrence, Morality and Realism by John Finnis, Joseph M. Boyle Jr., and Germain Grisez
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Kurt Waldheim & Franz Jägerstätter: Contrasting Austrian Responses to the Unjust War
November 1986If we need heroes to honor, let them earn that designation by virtue of true sacrifice based on personal moral commitment and not by mere wearing of the uniform and obedience.
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Seams in the Seamless Garment?
January-February 1986If the Seamless Garment links the sparing of innocent human life with the sparing of guilty human life (the murderer or invader of the household or the invader of the country) then the Garment is full of seams.
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Saying a Humble, Compassionate & Joyful “Yes” to Life
November 1985Resisting the forces of death is only meaningful when we are fully in touch with the forces of life we want to uphold.
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Saying “No” to Death in All Its Manifestations
October 1985Real resistance requires the humble confession that we are partners in the evil that we seek to resist. This is a very hard and seemingly endless discipline.
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Peace, a Gift We Receive in Prayer
September 1985Just as Jesus’ command to love one another cannot be seen as a part-time obligation, so too His call to peacemaking is unconditional, unlimited, and uncompromising.
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Principle vs. Prudence
May 1985“Priests and bishops and popes are usually good men, often very good men. But they’re still only men, not always capable of really heroic courage," said the theologian.
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Beyond “Left” & “Right”
April 1985How can we honestly ask God to remove the scourge of abortion from our land when we are prepared to abort entire other countries with nuclear fire and brimstone?
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“Americanist” Permissivism
September 1984In principle, swatting down missiles before they explode and hurt somebody is morally permissible, even obligatory, if it can be done without violating moral norms.
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What Will World War III Be About?
July-August 1984There are many ways to cut this world’s cake in half and take sides. A Christian should presumably think in terms of the Church vs. the world.
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Roman Catholics & Central America
December 1983The Church in North America is enriched by the example of the Church in Central America as it struggles for justice and human dignity.
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