War on Iran Fails ‘Just War’ Test, Pope Leo Says
IQNA – In a pointed rebuke of US President Donald Trump’s policies, the leader of the Catholic Church said the US-Israeli war on Iran lacks moral legitimacy.
Pope Leo XIV said the US-Israel war on Iran does not meet the standards of a “just war” under Catholic teaching, reiterating a position he has previously expressed during a visit to Madrid.
Responding to reporters, the head of the Catholic Church said: “In Iran, the criteria for a just war are not present.”
He added that traditional just war theory was developed in an era when humanity could not imagine the destructive power of modern weapons.
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The remarks follow an earlier disagreement with US Vice President JD Vance, who had defended the conflict as a “just war”, a characterization the pope rejected.
Source: middleeasteye.net
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