Vatican Rejects Just War, Opts For Nonviolence
The participants of a first-of-its-kind Vatican conference have bluntly rejected the Catholic church’s long-held teachings on just war theory, saying they have too often been used to justify violent conflicts and the global church must reconsider Jesus’ teachings on nonviolenceā¦ “We propose that the Catholic Church develop and consider shifting to a Just Peace approach based on Gospel nonviolence.”