Day 303: Summary of the Fifth Commandment
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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Criteria for Legitimate Defense by Military Force and the Role of Soldiers in the Armed Forces
This chapter explains the criteria for justified military force, including the need for lasting, grave, and certain damage inflicted by the aggressor, the impracticality of alternative solutions, the prospect of success, and the avoidance of producing more evils and disorders. It also highlights the importance of soldiers serving their country honorably for the common good and peace.
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