A Catholic priest blessed the Enola Gay, which bombed Hiroshima, and wrestled with his actions for the rest of his life. Today, as the US is bombing Iran, it is important to discern Catholic just war theory.
The Holy See Secretary of State spoke to Vatican Media on the second anniversary of Hamas's “inhuman” attack on Israel, which unleashed the destruction of the Gaza Strip. He says that what is happening in Gaza is “inhuman”, and that he's struck by the turnout at peace marches. He adds that antisemitism is a cancer that must be eradicated.
A cohort of angry young people are already defeated in life by unemployment, high debt load, and dwindling prospects. And it was not in their interest that Biden imported low-wage, uneducated illegal masses.
The rising babel in the United States and conflicting theories now verging on something akin to a hot civil war. When will Americans start talking to each other again?