Apparently you are not familiar with federal aid to the states which has been going on for some time now. This federal aid relieves the pressure on the state budget and allows states to earmark more money for local purposes such as state university libraries, etc.
The biggest crime about the Vietnam war was it was micromanaged by LBJ at the expense of our military. South Vietnam was controlled by Catholics. I think it was justifiable to defend South Vietnam from the communist invasion from the north.
while its great to defend a catholic area i don’t think we should justify war by saying we are defending fellow Catholics. to truely understand if a war is just i think we need to look at what will our military actions lead to, will they lead to more evil then already present. What will the death toll possibly be like, and so on and so forth. I really don’t think many wars can be justified.
I’m familiar with it, and it’s contrary to the principle of subsidiarity which is part of Church teaching.
I’m not sure we should attach too much weight to the prayer that Pope Benedict offered. The Reuters article seemed to make it larger than it was.
vatican.va/news_services/or/or_eng/text.html
With all due respect, blanket statements such as these are ridiculous and silly.
"Military intervention in Libya, in the judgment of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), ‘appears to meet’ the just-cause criterion of Catholic teaching on just war. The USCCB, however, cautioned that it has ‘refrained from making definitive judgments’ in light of ‘many prudential decisions beyond our expertise.’”
in this matter it doesn’t matter what the USCCB says
the pope did call for an end to arms didn’t he?
The Pope did not make an ex cathedra statement. He is not infallible.
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It does matter what the USCCB states because the faithful in the U.S. pay attention to what it states. I’m not saying I agree with its statement; I only reported it. (And I called it wishy-washy, anyway.
Thank you. You said that you think, not what the faithful are required to do. I haven’t even stated my opinion on this war or on Pope Benedict’s statement.
your right, but I hold to the view that we should stay out of Libya it pus the civilians at risk and we shouldn’t do that only if it is absolutely necessary.
I don;t think that it is true that Catholics have to obey only ex cathedra infallible papal statements. When a Pope speaks on faith and morals, Catholics are bound to give obedience and assent.
Would you please back your assertion up with Church documentation? I’m asking for this because I honestly don’t know. I always bow to the authority of the Magisterium, but I’m not sure that this statement from Pope Benedict is a matter of faith and morals or that we must accept absolutely everything he states re faith and morals.
That is my reading of it. However, I don’t think any side (Gaddafi, the rebels, the Western led alliance) are ready to do that. Unless all three sides are willing to abide by a ceasefire, it isn’t possible.
See Vatican Code of Canon Law:
Before I check your links I would like you to answer a question, please. What is the Magisterium? And I don’t mean an answer like “the teaching authority of the Church.” That doesn’t answer my question. Who composes the Magisterium? The bishops with the Pope? Then the bishops in the USCCB who state that the present war in Libya is just are kinda disagreeing with the Pope. Yet if they are part of the Magisterium we must obey them. And we must obey the Pope. So we can’t win.
