[Catholic Caucus] "Peace, peace, when there is no peace"Having deserted the just-war tradition, the Vatican has nothing practical to add to conversations about war and peaceWhen Pope Francis announced that war is never justifiable, he deprived the Vatican of a valuable means of assessing international conflicts. Faced with any world crisis, the Holy See now issues calls for dialogue and negotiation.Good, good. We’re all for dialogue and negotiation— which, if successful, are infinitely preferable to bloodshed and destruction. But what if the dialogue is fruitless, the negotiations stall, the situation is intractable, and grave injustice remains? The Vatican is left...