Pope Francis declared war to be a “crime against humanity,” emphasizing that it sows death among civilians and destroys cities and infrastructure.
He urged reflection on the fact that war is not the solution to conflicts and called for prayers for peace.
“Let us pray that those who have power over these conflicts reflect on the fact that war is not the way to resolve them, because it sows death among civilians and destroys cities and infrastructure,” Francis said. (Trending: Hunter Biden’s Art Scheme Exposed By GOP Probe)
“In other words, today war is in itself a crime against humanity,” he added. “Let us not forget this: war is in itself a crime against humanity. Peoples need peace!”
“We can see that we – humanity as a whole – are not yet educated enough to stop all war. Let us always pray for this grace: to educate for peace.”
“Once even in our Churches there was talk of holy war or just war,” Francis declared in 2022. “Today one can no longer speak like that. Wars are always unjust.”
This stance is a departure from the traditional Catholic just war theory, which outlined conditions necessary to justify waging war.
While past popes adhered to the precise terminology and conditions for a just war, Francis has been willing to discard the entire tradition, asserting that wars are always unjust.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church outlines the traditional elements of the “just war” doctrine, emphasizing the necessity of lasting, grave, and certain damage inflicted by the aggressor, the impracticality of other means, prospects of success, and the avoidance of producing greater evils and disorders.
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