Speaking of Catholics - the late Pope ruled that the Iraq war was not justified.
Is there anything you DON'T know noobie? You spout a lot of opinions, and you back up none of it. Take a friggin' hike.
Yes a proper Christian dies for his faith and does not kill for it. I agree. This brings us to where we are now and perhaps during the Crusades where there is a perceived threat to our civilization. A lot of innocent people have died because we ignored a threat.
We spent 12 years exhausting diplomacy and peaceful means with Iraq. They laughed at us and didn't live by any of their agreements. We ignored the threats of radical Islam since before the first WTC bombing. This is where it brought us. nowhere good.
It was about time we used our right of self defense given the threats the Islamofacist pose to civilisation.
It is the duty of the pope and all catholics to avoid war and exhaust any peaceful means available to do so. John Paul II was leading by example. Perhaps it was his success with the help of Reagan and Thatcher in bringing down communism that gave him the optimistic view that the Iraq and al-Qaeda could be brought to check peacefully.