# It’s Time to Put This Catholic Teaching to Rest

- Published: 2026-06-27T17:54:07Z
- Updated: 2026-07-08T02:41:21Z
- Section: trending
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/opinion/pope-leo-just-war-theory-encyclical-ai-iran.html
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Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes on a major flaw of Catholic just war theory: its use as a fig leaf for attacking an enemy.

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