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Just war theory

Pope Francis

Does a ‘just’ war really even exist?

Conflict

The Catholic Church has been involved with wars practically since its beginning, though certainly less in recent centuries. But the pope’s recent comments about “just wars” — in the context of international intervention in Iraq and Syria — have raised questions about whether his “just war” actually exists.

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