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04/14/2026
Of Common Concern: Just War Revisited. The eruption of new conflicts in the Caribbean and in Western Asia suggests that debate over Just War doctrine will remain active for the foreseeable future. Current debate suggests several points to ponder.
As explained in our previous Just War posting, classic Catholic doctrine imposes strict conditions on the use of military force, even in defense. Among other criteria, in the Catholic view all other options must be exhausted before resort to violence can even conceivably be justified. (Catechism 2302-2308).
Read more: https://catholicconscience.org/of-common-concern-just-war-revisited/
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