Monsignor Charles Pope recently took and "sober and serious" look at the President's proposed action in Syria in the light of the Church's teaching on just war, a post that is both brief and well-worth reading.
Given that one of the requirements for a just war is a serious prospect of success (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2309), I can find no justification for the President's plan to launch a few missiles and be done. There can be no prospect of success in such a plan.
Please, if you have not read Pope Francis' homily that he preached at the Vigil of Prayer for Peace, do so today and continue to pray for peace!
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