[piusv]

Last month the pope, who has often condemned the concept of war in God's name, said it would be legitimate for the international community to use force to stop "unjust aggression" by Islamic State militants who have killed or displaced thousands of people in Iraq and Syria, many of them Christians.

And then he said this this month:

“War is never a necessity, nor is it inevitable. Another way can always be found: the way of dialogue, encounter and the sincere search for truth,”

::scratches head::

[GreyFriar]

I think we are seeing Pope Francis’ realizing that what is going on in the Middle East and spreading throughout the world is, like it or not, a war that must be recognized as such. And one in which evil must be fought not just with prayer and words, but with brute force.

[Phillyred]

Essentially he is saying evil doesn’t exist. War, unfortunately , is sometimes necessary because of two factors....1. Evil doesn’t want it any other way and good decent moral people are dragged into it to protect civilization. 2. Decent peaceful people welcome evil unintentionally by failing to lead, i.e., showing and building strength, clarity and promoting moral equivalency rather than asserting moral truth.