Just War Theory

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Charlemagne_III said:
Just to correct the wording:

It’s the just war doctrine, not the* just war theory*.
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Thanks for posting that list.

Personally, some of those reasons are fairly suspicious, seems to greatly benefit the secular authority, many of them can also be very relative too and could vary depending on an individuals definition of ‘threat’ or security.
 
mikekle said:
Thanks for posting that list.

Personally, some of those reasons are fairly suspicious, seems to greatly benefit the secular authority, many of them can also be very relative too and could vary depending on an individuals definition of ‘threat’ or security.
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Yes, there are those who can play games with language and frustrate God’s will.

In 2314, as the Catechism states, the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was “a crime against God and man.”

No way to get around that. 🤷
 
I’m still waiting to hear what the Vatican thinks might be accomplished by revising the just war doctrine. Does the Vatican mean to add conditions for a just war? Or does it mean to deny any conditions for a just war? Or does it mean to add some conditions and remove other conditions such as those stated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church?

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see what dust storm the Jesuits are stirring up this time. 😉
 
We will always have the concept of a “just war” in defense. Tis a fallen world and terrible things happen and there will always be the need to oppose such -even with force at times.
 
tuffsmurf said:
If it is doctrine, how can it change?
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I think you are correct: doctrine cannot change but it can be developed. Presently, the only just wars are wars of defense, not aggression. And the criteria I think are prudential and closely related to the teachings on “just” homicide in self-defense. The parallelism seems baked-in based on principles that I don’t believe will ever change.

The issue for debate will likely be: Does it make a moral difference if, in a just war, one kills an enemy with a nuke instead of a knife?
 
Charlemagne_III said:
Do you think the just war theory will be opposed by Francis ?
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No.

He references it himself…

Of course theology can always reflect more …as has happened over the centuries and when new situations have arisen over the centuries.
 
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