Has Leo XIV contradicted Catholic teaching on just war?
Leo XIV, in condemning all war as incompatible with God’s will, has broken with Scripture, Church Tradition, and centuries of Catholic just war doctrine.
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Articles tagged Crusades
Today in history: Richard the Lionheart led the Crusaders to victory through famine and disease
Despite severe hardships, the Crusaders, bolstered by Richard the Lionheart’s leadership and war tactics, besieged Acre, restoring a Christian foothold in the Holy Land and setting the stage for future attempts to reclaim Jerusalem.
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Today in history: Crusaders celebrate first major triumph over the Muslim persecutors of Christians
On June 19, 1097, during the First Crusade, Christian forces achieved a significant victory at Nicaea, marking a turning point in their efforts to reclaim Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
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Today in history: King St. Louis IX scores major victory for Christians over Islamic jihad
On June 6, 1249, King Louis IX of France—better known to posterity as Saint Louis—scored a dramatic victory over the Islamic jihad at the start of the Seventh Crusade.
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Muslims quote Scripture to encourage ‘Doormat Christianity,’ submission to Islam
One of the least known tactics used by Muslims to disarm Christians has been to insist that Christianity is against warfare and violence in general.
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When Islam smashed Christendom’s army on the 4th of July
The Muslim victory at the Battle of Hattin destroyed all the Catholic crusaders' work to reclaim the Holy Land for Christendom.
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US Army War College nixes Islamic history lecture after Muslim pressure group objects
I was supposed to give a lecture at the U.S. Army War College on the history of Islam. Then the Council on American-Islamic Relations got involved.
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Refuting anti-Catholic falsehoods: Three scholars are willing deep-dive into history to defend the Church
The authors of three credible books take on the historical myths of World War II, the Crusades, and other events that modernists use to malign Catholics and Christians.
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NewsBytes Dec. 3 – Militant Islam
Latest reports regarding the assaults of Islamic militants against Christians and the West. Will the British parliament become all Muslim?, more...
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