2006-09-24 10:06:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-09-24 10:07:22 · update #1
Yes, there are many Catholic Christians who do not support President Bush's foreign policy especially the war in Iraq.
Catholic use the Just War Doctrine to determine if a war is justified.
The “just war” doctrine requires rigorous consideration to determine if defense by military force is legitimate. Offensive war is never justified. All the following considerations must be true to justify war:
1. The damage inflicted by the aggressor on the nation or community of nations must be lasting, grave, and certain;
2. All other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective;
3. There must be serious prospects of success;
4. The use of arms must not produce evils and disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated.
It has been argued the pre-war Iraq:
1. Was not inflicting lasting, grave and certain damage to the United States;
2. Could have been influenced by diplomatic and international sanctions.
It is argued now that:
3. There is not a serious prospect of success;
4. The use of arms has produced evils and disorders greater than the evil eliminated.
The "new" philosophy of the United States to launch wars to get them before they get us can even be argued as an offensive war which would not be justified.
With love in Christ.
2006-09-24 14:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course there are, all over the place, but that doesn't mean we want to give him 80 lashes or run out and buy an effigy to burn. All we have to do is vote for someone else at the next election.
2006-09-24 17:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know any Christians who think Bush is anything other than a moron, who may or may not be as bad as Hitler.
2006-09-24 17:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a longshot... but U.S. Senators Kerry and Kennedy? Etc.
2006-09-24 17:16:58 · answer #4 · answered by ThePeter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not catholic. i am a Christian, but i do not support all what Bush is doing. ie. waron terrorism.
2006-09-24 17:08:40 · answer #5 · answered by jesse_4jesus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently not everyone believes that "Catholicism" is a Christian denomination
2006-09-24 17:10:59 · answer #6 · answered by K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are not Christians.
And we are to pray for our leaders, regardless of who they are or what political party they belong to.
2006-09-24 17:15:23 · answer #7 · answered by Born Again Christian 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Now what?
2006-09-24 17:08:13 · answer #8 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋