[mike182d]

Reading is a skill. Where did my post say it was an unjust war. The Pope spoke out against the war. It is what the Pope does. When you are a man of peace you usually speak out against. A lot of people followed the Pontiffs lead by voicing opposition to military action. http://www.americancatholic.org/News/JustWar/Iraq/papalstatement.asp http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-06-04-bush_x.htm He was a pacifist and he thought there were better ways to resolve this problem. On this issue I declare him to be wrong.

The Pope never said the Iraq War was an unjust war. He preferred peace, but nothing less would be expected of a Pope in today's era. This does not mean he was against the War itself, but preferred peace as much as possible.

However, "last resort" is nowhere to be found in the 2000 year old Catholic Tradition of Just War Theory and so this modern invention of fifty years ago is suspicious...

[satchmodog9]

I am still confused by your assertion that I claimed the Pope called the Iraq war unjust. Where in my post did you see the word unjust. I just stated the Pope and my goofy Priest were opposed to the war.