Vatican conference urges end to doctrine of 'just wars'

Associated Press ^ | Apr. 14, 2016 2:26 PM EDT

[Vigilanteman]

Actually, we would be killing each other over the right way to pray to Makkah. You are an apostate scum for calling it Mecca :->.

[ebb tide]

Francis issued an opening greeting to the Vatican conference — in and of itself a sign that he endorsed its goals. He didn't mention the "just war" theory, but made clear his position, saying the "ultimate and most deeply worthy goal of human beings and of the human community is the abolition of war."

Depending on what day it is, Francis has a different "ultimate and most deeply worth goal of human beings". On this occasion, it's the "abolition of war", on other days, it's the "abolition of poverty". At no time, that I can recall, has he referred to eternal salvation in God's Kingdom" as an "ultimate goal" of human beings.

[marshmallow]

Remember Lepanto!!

[Intolerant in NJ]

...too often the doctrine had been used to justify and endorse military action rather than prevent it...problem is about the same as we used to have in predicting possible violence when thinking of discharging a patient from the psychiatric hospital - in predicting an outcome you take steps to abort that outcome, so you never quite know whether the prediction was wrong or the action was right - when you endorse military action you're actually acting to stop more severe (and dangerous for your side) action and if you're successful no such more severe action ever takes place.....