We in the modern day are familiar with the term “conscientious objector,” but for the early Church, particularly before the Edict of Milan, the idea of refusing to serve in the military or take up arms was believed to be contradictory to the Gospel. In later centuries, the Church did moderate its position to permit such things as self-defense and what became known as the “just war” theory, but at the time of Saint Maximilian, whose feast we cele…
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