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Robert McElroy
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Cardinal Robert McElroy is a Catholic leader opposed to the war in Iran.
Notable Quotes
"the criterion of just cause is not met because our country was not responding to an existing or imminent and objectively verifiable attack by Iran."View Story →
"You cannot satisfy the just war tradition’s criterion of right intention if you do not have a clear intention."View Story →
"our current war effort does not meet Catholic just war teaching because it is far from clear that the benefits of this war will outweigh the harm which will be done."View Story →
"In Catholic teaching, this is not a just war."View Story →
"Pope Leo has become the singular clarion voice in our global community about the need for peace and safeguarding human dignity."View Story →
"Pope Leo has become the singular clarion voice in our global community about the need for peace and safeguarding human dignity."View Story →
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