Modernist “Theologians” Distort Just War Doctrine for Trump’s Iran Conflict
The cited article from EWTN News reports that certain “Catholic theologians” are urging President Donald Trump to adhere to just war doctrine during the ongoing conflict with Iran. These individuals, identified as Joseph Capizzi of The Catholic University of America and Taylor Patrick O’Neill of Thomas Aquinas College, base their counsel on the criteria found in the post-conciliar Catechism of the Catholic Church. Their analysis focuses on naturalistic principles of statecraft, “moral clarity,” and political outcomes, utterly divorcing the discussion from the supernatural ends of the true Church and the absolute primacy of Christ’s reign over nations. This represents a profound theological and spiritual bankruptcy, reducing Catholic moral theology to a mere branch of secular ethics and serving the interests of the conciliar sect’s apostasy.


