tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post535537389467985530..comments2023-07-20T10:30:43.820-05:00Comments on Musings of a Minor Mennonite: John Howard Yoder In ColombiaDan Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-24804890967831821332008-03-25T11:41:00.000-05:002008-03-25T11:41:00.000-05:00Like beauty, whether or not a war qualifies as a "...Like beauty, whether or not a war qualifies as a "just war" depends soley and completely on the eye of the beholder. Or, perhaps more accurately, the side one finds oneself on, politically or otherwise. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure the Germans and Japanese weren't nearly as inclined to call the outcome of WWII as "just," while the victors...well...I've heard yes, even devout Mennonites, say it was just.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-24603515644588838112008-03-24T13:20:00.000-05:002008-03-24T13:20:00.000-05:00The Vatican doesn't wage war, but instead blesses ...The Vatican doesn't wage war, but instead blesses it via Just War Theory, giving moral cover to the state for wars it wages. It's been that way ever since Constantine made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire, and St. Augustine developed the first version of Just War Theory back in the 5th Century.<BR/><BR/>But, I'm obviously getting my info from Mennonite sources (that Yoder moved many Catholic theologians to take JWT more seriously). Lots of Christians invoke JWT to justify wars that obviously do not quality (Iraq, Vietnam, etc). Since JWT came out of the Catholic tradition, Catholics are seen as the keepers and defenders of Just War Theory. That is why I references Catholic theologians specifically.Dan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387429717617727003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22267600.post-39898875593536992972008-03-24T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-24T11:44:00.000-05:00I'm curious to hear how Catholics "misapplied" jus...I'm curious to hear how Catholics "misapplied" just war theory in the 20th century. Maybe I'm misunderstanding you completely and it's just me, but I don't remember the Vatican waging war on anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com