The best argument against just war theory’s continuing place in Catholic teaching may not be that it is necessarily wrong in theory, but that it misunderstands the realities of war and peace today.
Afghanistan
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
‘We will hunt you down and make you pay’: Is violent revenge against terrorists moral? Just war theory says no.
The targeted killing of alleged terrorists, through drone strikes or other extralegal means, has no moral basis in contemporary Catholic thinking.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Is Joe Biden repeating the mistakes of the past in Afghanistan? Catholic commentators weigh in.
The withdrawal of U.S. troops is not an end, but instead represents a new chapter in our entanglement with the Taliban in Afghanistan, agree several experts contacted by America magazine.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope prays for those killed in suicide attack in Kabul and calls on Christians to pray and fast for Afghanistan
Pope Francis said Christians “cannot remain indifferent” in “historic moments such as this one.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
‘Our work changed really overnight’: Afghanistan evacuations become top priority for faith-based resettlement groups
Keeping Our Promise, a volunteer-run refugee resettlement organization, partners closely with churches, synagogues and faith-based organizations to help Special Immigrant Visa hopefuls in Afghanistan.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Twenty years of war: America magazine’s coverage of Afghanistan
Twenty years after U.S. military action in Afghanistan began, a look back at America’s coverage of our nation’s longest war.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Christian family in Afghanistan appeals to Pope Francis for help fleeing persecution
While the Taliban have promised not to shed any blood, some locals fear that the Islamist regime will lead to persecutions and violence.