Pope Leo Declares 'Just War' Theory Outdated
Pope Leo has declared the Catholic Church's long-standing 'just war' theory outdated in a new Vatican document. This move represents a significant shift in the Church's stance on conflict and a rebuke to global powers.
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Pope Leo disavows Catholic Church’s long-standing ‘just war’ theory in major rebuke to global powers
The theory has ‘all too often’ been used to justify conflict, the pontiff says
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Read full article →Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic 'permission slip' for conflicts - The Straits Times
Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic 'permission slip' for conflicts The Straits Times
Read full article →Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic 'permission slip' for conflicts
Disavowal of the 'just war' doctrine came in the pope's first major document, issued on Monday
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Read full article →Pope Leo declares ‘just war’ theory outdated in Vatican document
Pope Leo this week upended a long-standing Catholic teaching used since at least the fifth century to assess when war may be considered justified, a move experts say could have far...
Read full article →Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic ’permission slip’ for conflicts - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
Spurning just war, Pope Leo ends Catholic ’permission slip’ for conflicts Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
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