The RCC has provided a policy and checklist…Trump’s aggression doesn’t check any of the boxes…

Author: TyroneIrish (24253 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 11:18 pm on Apr 21, 2026

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let’s see you justify why DJT chose war instead of the negotiations that were just getting started…

Trump rightly perceives that Pope Leo is not cheering him on…but given his Malignant Narcissism there is no chance of DJT getting the message.

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Replies to: “The RCC has provided a policy and checklist…Trump’s aggression doesn’t check any of the boxes…”

Bishop Robert Barron on the Just War doctrine - MarkHarman - 3:06pm 4/21/26 (21) [View All]
- Great conversation to have cuz it’s all up for interpretation and “conversation” [NT] - Frankx - 5:23pm 4/21/26
  - There is no interpretation that can make the attacks on Iran "just" [NT] - Chris94 - 5:26pm 4/21/26
    - I think Jesus would ignore human rights abuses to keep oil prices low. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:13pm 4/21/26
      - I guess Jesus would launch a war that keeps that regime in place in your world - Chris94 - 7:27pm 4/21/26
        
        Do you think Jesus would launch even a just war? That's a weird thing to think about. - NedoftheHill - 10:43pm 4/21/26
        
        There is no moral justification in allowing that regime to continue. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 7:50pm 4/21/26
        
        A regime-change war would be a greater evil - Chris94 - 8:44pm 4/21/26
        
        Not if Iran gets a nuke and uses it. - iairishcheeks - 9:40pm 4/21/26
        
        Once DJT listened to Bibi and tore up the JCPOA, this fiasco was pre-destined. - TyroneIrish - 11:42pm 4/21/26
- "it is not the role of the Church to evaluate whether a particular war is just or unjust." - Chris94 - 4:02pm 4/21/26
  - Bishop Barron is an odd duck...he'll criticize Trump for calling Pope Leo's comments - TyroneIrish - 5:42pm 4/21/26
    - Trump: the Pope is "weak on nuclear weapons" - Chris94 - 5:45pm 4/21/26
  - Name the last war that the Catholic Church declared was a just one under Just War Theory. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 5:29pm 4/21/26
    - Bibi and Donald's War certainly doesn't pass muster...the RCC's Just War guidance emphasizes - TyroneIrish - 6:32pm 4/21/26
      - Chris wasn't answering because he knew he'd already lost the point. - NedoftheHill - 8:26pm 4/21/26
        
        The RCC has provided a policy and checklist…Trump’s aggression doesn’t check any of the boxes… - TyroneIrish - 11:18pm 4/21/26
        
        So he sent his JV to answer instead [NT] - ColeyO - 10:41pm 4/21/26
        
        Heh. Indeed. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 10:54pm 4/21/26
- “Ginned up…”? Maybe dwelled upon but hardly ginned up. [NT] - jimbasil - 3:49pm 4/21/26
  - Don Henley's song Dirty Laundry is more apt today than in 1984 [NT] - MarkHarman - 5:41pm 4/21/26
    - Don Henley is much more likely to be thinking of FOX 'News' than the NYT and WaPo... - TyroneIrish - 6:39pm 4/21/26

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