Archbishop For US Military Says Iran War Is Unjust Under Catholic Teaching
byDave DeCamp| April 5, 2026 at 1:41 pm ET |Iran
The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has said the US-Israeli war against Iran is unjust, according to Catholic teaching, as Catholic leaders in the US, Rome, and the Middle East continue to criticize the conflict.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio made the comments in an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that was recorded on Friday and aired on Sunday. He was asked if the conflict could be justified under the Catholic Church’s Just War Theory, which traces its roots to St. Augustine of Hippo, who died in the fifth century.
“I would think under the Just War Theory, it is not [just],” Broglio said. He added that there was a “threat with nuclear arms” but that the war was “compensating for a threat before the threat is actually realized,” though there was no evidence either before the June 2025 war or the current conflict that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons.
Just War Theory is codified in the latest Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), which calls on all Catholics to “work for the avoidance of war” and teaches that war is justified only in self-defense. It states that governments cannot be “denied the right of lawful self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed,” and outlines four strict conditions that must be met:
The Catechism adds that the “power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition,” and since World War I, popes have decried the destructive power of modern weapons.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com
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byDave DeCamp| April 5, 2026 at 1:41 pm ET |Iran
The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has said the US-Israeli war against Iran is unjust, according to Catholic teaching, as Catholic leaders in the US, Rome, and the Middle East continue to criticize the conflict.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio made the comments in an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that was recorded on Friday and aired on Sunday. He was asked if the conflict could be justified under the Catholic Church’s Just War Theory, which traces its roots to St. Augustine of Hippo, who died in the fifth century.
“I would think under the Just War Theory, it is not [just],” Broglio said. He added that there was a “threat with nuclear arms” but that the war was “compensating for a threat before the threat is actually realized,” though there was no evidence either before the June 2025 war or the current conflict that Iran was pursuing nuclear weapons.
Just War Theory is codified in the latest Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992), which calls on all Catholics to “work for the avoidance of war” and teaches that war is justified only in self-defense. It states that governments cannot be “denied the right of lawful self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed,” and outlines four strict conditions that must be met:
The Catechism adds that the “power of modern means of destruction weighs very heavily in evaluating this condition,” and since World War I, popes have decried the destructive power of modern weapons.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com
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Archbishop for US Military Says Iran War Is Unjust Under Catholic Teaching
The Catholic Archbishop for the US Military Services has said the US-Israeli war against Iran is unjust, according to Catholic teaching, as Catholic leaders in the US, Rome, and the Middle East continue to criticize the conflict. Archbishop Timothy Broglio…
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 UPDATE: After further investigation, the skull image has been verified but seems to belong to an Iranian soldier in a vehicle that was targeted with a hellfire missile when attempting to approach the landing site
Unfortunately, Iranian state media rushed to conclusions by reporting unverified information from the landing site, where the wreckage of several Iranian cars was accidentally mixed among the destroyed planes.
This is why I always make sure to double check and confirm everything.
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Unfortunately, Iranian state media rushed to conclusions by reporting unverified information from the landing site, where the wreckage of several Iranian cars was accidentally mixed among the destroyed planes.
This is why I always make sure to double check and confirm everything.
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: ‘Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan are trying to convince Iran to engage in peace talks, but Iran has declined to meet with U.S. officials’ – Wall Street Journal
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: ‘Iran has told mediators that the U.S. is not in a position to make any demands’ – WSJ
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘Iran is going to open the Strait of Hormuz. I believe they will.’
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Iran has informed Qatar and Turkey that their services as mediators are no longer needed and that messages from the U.S. should no longer be relayed to Iran for the forseeable future.
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— 🇮🇷/🇧🇭 Interesting: One of the Bahraini interceptor missiles struck the BAPCO oil storages this morning, after failing to intercept the Iranian drone that impacted just seconds earlier
So, not only did an Iranian drone impact the facility, but the second projectile (which I initially assumed to be a cruise missile) was actually Bahraini.
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So, not only did an Iranian drone impact the facility, but the second projectile (which I initially assumed to be a cruise missile) was actually Bahraini.
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I’m A Family Doctor, And I Join The Call By @ drtlaleng in demanding the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya who remains in Israeli captivity for over a year. He has been subjected to severe torture.
Our medical colleagues have been targeted for doing their jobs - release them all!
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Yipeng Ge 葛义朋
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Our medical colleagues have been targeted for doing their jobs - release them all!
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Yipeng Ge 葛义朋
Related: 3/23 — It’s been 450 days since Israel abducted Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya.
12/29/25 — 10/27 —❗️One Year Passes Since Gaza Hospital Director Was Taken by Israel as Family Demands His Release
10/11/25 — Israel Refuses To Include Abducted Palestinian Physicians In Prisoner Release List
Israeli troops have kidnaped hundreds of doctors, nurses, and first responders from Gaza since the start of the genocide
Israel will not include two prominent Palestinian doctors, Hussam Abu Safia and Marwan al-Hams, as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal, a Hamas official revealed on 11 October.
"The occupation refused to release Dr. Hussam Abu Safia," a Hamas official told CNN on Friday.
7/16/25 — Kamal Adwan Hospital Chief ‘Starved, Tortured, Isolated’ In Israeli Jail
Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s condition has worsened since he was abducted and jailed by Israel in December last year
...Abu Safia’s lawyer, Ghaida Qassem, said on Monday that the hospital director has lost around 40 kilograms since his abduction and detention by Israel, dropping from around 100 kilograms to 60 kilograms.
5/1/25 — Israel Has Erased Almost A Whole Generation Of Health Workers In Gaza!
3/24/25 — Lawyer Of The Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, Ghada Qassem: Dr Abu Safiyah Tortured and Beaten, Classified as 'Unlawful Combatant'
2/26/25 — Over 160 Gaza Health Workers Remain Trapped In Israeli Torture Camps: Report
2/12/25 — Kamal Adwan Hospital Director Still Behind Bars, Faces 'Severe Torture' By Israeli Captors
1/9/25 — ⭕️ Dr. Hussam Abu Safia’s health deteriorates under Israeli detention: Euro-Med Monitor has received alarming reports... After being taken from Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, Abu Safia is reportedly being subjected to torture and ill-treatment.
1/4/25 — Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over 'Forced Disappearance' Of Gaza Hospital Director
1/4/25 - The Palestinian Prisoners Club (ppc) Has Raised Concerns Over The Fate Of Kamal Adwan Hospital Director Dr. Hussam Abu Safia After The Israeli Military Denied The Existence Of Any Evidence Confirming His Detainment.
1/2- Dr Hussam Abu Saffiya Strides In His White Lab Coat Through The Wreckage Of The Kamal Adwan Hospital He Ran – The Last Functioning One In Northern Gaza – Towards Two Tanks, Their Gun-Barrels Aimed At Him.
12/31/24- According To Former Prisoners Quoted By CNN, Kamal Adwan Hospital Director Dr. Hussam Abu Safia Is Being Held In The Notorious Sde Teiman Torture Camp In The Negev Desert. [ where Israeli forces regularly rape and torture detainees.]
12/29/24 - ‘Executions, Sexual Assault’: Eyewitnesses Describe Israeli Raid Of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital
12/28/24 - +972: The Attack On Kamal Adwan Marks The Culmination Of A Three-Month Campaign Of Ethnic Cleansing
12/28/24 - Israeli Army Sets Fire To North Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital
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God 'raised Trump' To Kill 'islamic Iranians' For ‘Jewish People’ — Top Pastors At White House Easter
How Christian of them
🔗SOURCE ➡️ RT
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How Christian of them
🔗SOURCE ➡️ RT
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: Iran has submitted its response to Pakistan regarding the U.S. 45-day ceasefire proposal – IRNA
Iran rejects a temporary ceasefire and demands the following:
– A permanent end to the war on all theatres in the Middle East, including Lebanon and Gaza, with guarantees.
– The dismantling of all U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf.
– Implementation of a new transit protocol that recognizes Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and allows Iran to collect tolls.
– The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran.
– Acknowledging Iran’s right to peaceful uranium enrichment per its inherent right under the NPT and the United Nations charter.
– The paying of reparations for economic damages suffered during the war.
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Iran rejects a temporary ceasefire and demands the following:
– A permanent end to the war on all theatres in the Middle East, including Lebanon and Gaza, with guarantees.
– The dismantling of all U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf.
– Implementation of a new transit protocol that recognizes Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz and allows Iran to collect tolls.
– The lifting of economic sanctions on Iran.
– Acknowledging Iran’s right to peaceful uranium enrichment per its inherent right under the NPT and the United Nations charter.
– The paying of reparations for economic damages suffered during the war.
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷/🇵🇰 BREAKING: Iran has submitted its response to Pakistan regarding the U.S. 45-day ceasefire proposal – IRNA Iran rejects a temporary ceasefire and demands the following: – A permanent end to the war on all theatres in the Middle East, including…
—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Barak Ravid, reporter for Axios, confirms that Iran sent a 10-point response to the U.S. ceasefire proposal
According to him, Iran’s demands are ‘maximalist’ and will not allow moving forward with a diplomatic solution.
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According to him, Iran’s demands are ‘maximalist’ and will not allow moving forward with a diplomatic solution.
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:
‘I don't think it gets much more hostile than Iran, they're capable fighters, they're very tough people.
You don't mind when the enemy is weak, but that enemy is strong. Not so strong like they were about a month ago.’
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‘I don't think it gets much more hostile than Iran, they're capable fighters, they're very tough people.
You don't mind when the enemy is weak, but that enemy is strong. Not so strong like they were about a month ago.’
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:
‘If I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil, because it's there for the taking, there's not a thing they can do about it.
Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home.
If it were up to me, I'd take the oil, I'd keep the oil, I would make plenty of money. ‘
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‘If I had my choice, what would I like to do? Take the oil, because it's there for the taking, there's not a thing they can do about it.
Unfortunately, the American people would like to see us come home.
If it were up to me, I'd take the oil, I'd keep the oil, I would make plenty of money. ‘
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump: ‘We’ve done, in fact, regime change in Iran. I think I deserve credit for that. We took out the first regime, we took out the second regime, and now we’re dealing with frankly much smarter people’
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump:
‘When the Iranian people don’t hear bombs go off, they get upset. They want to hear the bombs, because they want to be free’
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‘When the Iranian people don’t hear bombs go off, they get upset. They want to hear the bombs, because they want to be free’
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 President Trump, apparently unaware of the U.S. ceasefire proposal to Iran:
‘Who is talking about 45 days? Nobody said 45 days, I will decide when the ceasefire happens and for how long.’
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‘Who is talking about 45 days? Nobody said 45 days, I will decide when the ceasefire happens and for how long.’
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— 🇺🇸 President Trump with kids on Easter:
‘You know, children, Biden couldn’t do this. He couldn’t sign these. Biden used this thing called the ‘auto pen’, he was unable to sign his name, so he gave his documents to his people and a machine signed it for him. It’s called the auto pen. That’s not very good, right? But Trump doesn’t do that.’
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‘You know, children, Biden couldn’t do this. He couldn’t sign these. Biden used this thing called the ‘auto pen’, he was unable to sign his name, so he gave his documents to his people and a machine signed it for him. It’s called the auto pen. That’s not very good, right? But Trump doesn’t do that.’
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