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The Possibility of a Just War

David DeCosse, director religious and Catholic ethics, quoted by Commonweal Magazine.

As DeCosse observes, “In the face of overwhelming odds, the Ukrainians fought back,” a feat that leads him to ask, “What are the implications of their decision to engage in a war of self-defense for the current debate within Catholicism over the rejection of just war theory in favor of Christian nonviolence?”

David DeCosse, director religious and Catholic ethics, quoted by Commonweal Magazine.

Ethics
media, religion

Associated Press