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Does Pope Leo Reject Just-War Teaching? Theologians Push Back on Criticism of Pontiff

Summary by National Catholic Register
Simone Risoluti Pope Leo prays during Holy Mass at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on April 17, 2026. Pope Leo’s insistence that war offends God should be understood as a prohibition against all but legitimate defensive actions, a view that is consistent with the pleas for peace issued by recent popes such as Francis, Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II.

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Does Pope Leo Reject Just-War Teaching? Theologians Push Back on Criticism of Pontiff

Simone Risoluti Pope Leo prays during Holy Mass at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on April 17, 2026. Pope Leo’s insistence that war offends God should be understood as a prohibition against all but legitimate defensive actions, a view that is consistent with the pleas for peace issued by recent popes such as Francis, Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II.

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National Catholic Register broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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