ce Augustine says (Contra Faust. xxii, 74): "The passion for inflicting harm, the cruel thirst for vengeance, an unpacific and relentless spirit, the fever of revolt, the lust of power, and such like things, all these are rightly condemned in war."

Reply to Objection 1. As Augustine says (Contra Faust. xxii, 70): "To take the sword is to arm oneself in order to take the life of anyone, without the command or permission of superior or lawful authority." On the other hand, to have recourse to the sword (as a private person) by the authority of the sovereign or judge, or (as a public person) through zeal for justice, and by the authority, so to speak, of God, is not to "take the sword," but to use it as commissioned by another, wherefore it does not deserve punishment. And yet even those who make sinful use of the sword are not always slain with the sword, yet they always perish with their own sword, because, unless they repent, they are punished eternally for their sinful use of the sword.

Reply to Objection 2. Such like precepts, as Augustine observes (De Serm. Dom. in Monte i, 19), should always be borne in readiness of mind, so that we be ready to obey them, and, if necessary, to refrain from resistance or self-defense. Nevertheless it is necessary sometimes for a man to act otherwise for the common good, or for the good of those with whom he is fighting. Hence Augustine says (Ep. ad Marcellin. cxxxviii): "Those whom we have to punish with a kindly severity, it is necessary to handle in many ways against their will. For when we are stripping a man of the lawlessness of sin, it is good for him to be vanquished, since nothing is more hopeless than the happiness of sinners, whence arises a guilty impunity, and an evil will, like an internal enemy."

Reply to Objection 3. Those who wage war justly aim at peace, and so they are not opposed to peace, except to the evil peace, which Our Lord "came not to send upon earth" (Matthew 10:34). Hence Augustine says (Ep. ad Bonif. clxxxix): "We do not seek peace in order to be at war, but we go to war that we may have peace. Be peaceful, therefore, in warring, so that you may vanquish those whom you war against, and bring them to the prosperity of peace."

Reply to Objection 4. Manly exercises in warlike feats of arms are not all forbidden, but those which are inordinate and perilous, and end in slaying or plundering. On olden times warlike exercises presented no such danger, and hence they were called "exercises of arms" or "bloodless wars," as Jerome states in an epistle [Reference incorrect: cf. Veget., De Re Milit. i]."

Just got told by a Puritan (Cromwellian, lol) that since Waging physical War isn't mentioned explicitly in the NT - except against Satan (which also has a physical aspect) - it's not justifiable even though the Bible says this:

Matthew 5:17
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or. the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill."

Hebrews 13:8
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever"

They also called Aquinas an atheistic rationalist and heretical dork who favored Muhammadans and Ethnicks over the Church Fathers, which clearly shows they haven't read Aquinas or knows who he sites most, and was influenced by the most.

Apparently, he was the cause of the enlightenment too, not the reformation of anything. All completely baseless, nonsensical claims - like usual 😂 .

Oh, and according to the Puritans, Just War is the same as genocide and homicide. I'll probably end up doing a series on Just War to clear some things up, not just what Aquinas said about it in reference to Augustine. Stay tuned.

Pretty Ironic too

Tfw you write thousands upon thousands of pages on the existence and nature of God, only to get called an atheistic rationalist by a Protestant and Ortho who claim to be theological experts.

Stay away from this wicked liar

This guy gives big Martin Luther vibes

"Unless your view of God is incoherent, you're an atheist."

They make God composite.

"Rationalism," for these people just means theology which is, in their opinion, is carefully argued and logical.

Yup

"As a former Catholic..... priest.... in training........"

https://t.me/LogosPilled/1497

Literally the ortho version of Martin Luther

For the Greater Glory of God, True Catholicism is coming back you heretic!

Faggot Casey (Not calling him Fr. anymore) is very afraid.

Ireland exerted considerable influence upon continental Europe through her "Spiritual Empire" of the Golden Age. Between 575-725, it is estimated that the Irish founded 113 monasteries in what is now modern France and Switzerland, 26 in Germany, 10 in Austria and 3 in Italy.

Such monasteries played a prominent role in the intellectual life of Europe, contributing to a revival in classical learning, particularly the study of Ancient Greek. Irish monks undertook extensive missionary efforts amongst the Germanic peoples.

Ninety-five Theses - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses

Just a reminder that indulgences weren’t the reason why he started his own movement and apostatised. It was literally one point of the 95. I recommend watching this video to learn more:

https://youtu.be/PaVfyIfi3O4

The root cause was pride, and sins against the sixth commandment. Which he said you couldn’t overcome - because he himself couldn’t overcome - so he came up with the whole “once saved always saved” doctrine. He also didn’t really delve into Thomistic theology at all. Despite him being a monk.

Daily reminder Anneliese Michel, also known as Emily Rose, is a Catholic Mystic, a victim soul, and a saint. Anneliese Michel had a vision of Our Lady in her early 20s. Our Lady asked her if she was prepared to suffer much for German youth and priests. She agreed. The suffering would be in the form of demonic possession. She was to be a “victim soul”. Below are statements made by some of the demons, who where forced to speak by the two exorcists.

“O, if you had an idea of how things stand below! The visionary children of Fatima have seen it. If you had an idea….. you would be on your knees day and night at the tabernacle. I had to say it because the High Lady compels me to.” - Satan.
The ‘High Lady’ refers to Our Lady btw.

“Humanae Vitae is also with no result. It is useless” - A demon claiming to be Judas

“I prayed too little. I was always in a hurry to finish my sacred duties. Now, I am down there languishing for eternity”. - the soul of a damned priest

cont..

Judas says, “The giving of Communion in the hand was my work”.

Lucifer said, “The apparitions of San Damiano and Montechiari are true. The Church did not approve them, but this is the fruit of our work.”

Judas said, “People standing during Holy Communion pleases me more than kneeling. I do everything possible that no one be on his knees.”

While I don’t suggest listening to the official audiotapes of the exorcism of Emily Rose. In them, there are multiple voices coming from Emily, from tones that are impossible to come from a 20 year old girl.

Only listen to them if you have gotten permission first from your spiritual advisor. It can be very dangerous.

Laudate published this on their app. Buy books and dump these fools.

In the beginning, man’s animal passions were as a mighty fire that had just begun and raged fiercely, but God subdued them by the waters of the Deluge and tempered them still more by the waters of Baptism. The Devil’s powers too, have been curtailed since the woman Mary crushed the serpent’s head, and her divine Son placed at our disposal the means of repelling him. The way to heaven has been made very smooth by the feet of innumerable saints, and easily traced, deeply dyed as it is with the blood of Christ and the martyrs. Moreover, The end has been shown so clear to our view, that the wonder is how, how we can possibly stray from that path, how can we have a single thought but for God and the soul?