Broglio’s Just War Heresy: Denying Christ’s Kingship

The cited article reports statements by “Archbishop” Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, concerning the U.S.-Iran war. Broglio, a former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asserts that the conflict likely fails the test of “just war theory” because it preempts a threat not yet realized. He aligns himself with “Pope Leo XIV” (the current antipope) and echoes Paul VI’s “never again war” slogan, concluding that war is “always a last resort.” His analysis is presented as a moral evaluation, yet it operates entirely within a naturalistic, secular framework that systematically omits the supernatural ends of the State and the exclusive sovereignty of Jesus Christ over all nations. This represents not a development, but a complete repudiation of Catholic doctrine on the purpose of political authority and the just use of force.