US EditionUS Catholic Clergy Condemn 'Immoral' Trump Foreign Policy
Three senior U.S. Catholic cardinals condemned force-first diplomacy and aid cuts, urging a moral foreign policy that respects human life, dignity, and religious liberty amid global conflicts.
- On Monday, Three U.S. Cardinals issued a rare joint statement urging the Trump administration to adopt a moral foreign policy, citing Venezuela, Greenland, and foreign aid cuts.
- Inspired by Pope Leo XIV's Jan. 9 address to the Diplomatic Corps, the cardinals said Vatican meetings on Jan. 7-8 inspired their call and provided a 'truly moral foundation.'
- They renounced war as an instrument of narrow national interest and asserted military action must be a last resort, warning that weakening the post‑World War II international legal order undermines peace, the cardinals said.
- European allies France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands dispatched troops to Greenland last week amid U.S. threats to acquire the island, and Prime Minister Jens‑Frederik Nielsen said on Jan. 15, `Greenland is not for sale.`, with 85 percent opposing U.S. control.
- The cardinals said they will preach, teach and advocate in the coming months, arguing Pope Leo XIV's guidance this month offers an enduring ethical compass for American foreign policy in the coming years.
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If the U.S. wants to take Greenland by military invasion, a refusal of the order would be justifiable. That is what Catholic military bishop Timothy P. Broglio, who speaks of a question of conscience, said. "It would be morally acceptable to refuse such an order. However, those affected could put this in an "unsustainable situation", he objected. In the event of a military operation, the armed forces could be committed to morally questionable ac…
Archbishop Timothy Broglio acknowledges that “it would be very difficult for a soldier to disobey such an order”, but that he would be entitled to do so.
‘Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says
The Catholic archbishop of the U.S. military services said it “would be morally acceptable to disobey” orders if troops considered them against their conscience as the Trump administration aims to acquire Greenland, intervenes in Venezuela and readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota. Timothy P. Broglio is the latest public figure to suggest that American soldiers could disobey their orders. His comments also underscored the mountin…
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