This is Episode 145 of the A Catholic Life Podcast. In today’s episode I discuss the traditional Catholic view of Just War Theory and the Morality of Nuclear Weapons.
The Catholic Church has long upheld a doctrine of just war, providing moral criteria by which the use of force by nations may be judged. Rooted in Sacred Scripture, clarified by the Scholastics—especially St. Thomas Aquinas—and codified in authoritative theological manuals and catechisms, Just War Theory is not a license for militarism but a safeguard for peace and justice. In an age of modern warfare, drone strikes, and nuclear deterrence, this venerable teaching remains both timely and underappreciated. In fact, a just war is one of five exemptions to “Thou shalt not kill.”
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