Have Catholics Lost the Will to Fight?

Why some Catholics today might be a bit more skeptical of overseas engagement.

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An Iraqi Christian priest at a Christmas mass at St. George Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2017.

Khalid al Mousily/Reuters

In his worthwhile newsletter, Joshua Treviño is worried that American Catholic conservatives have fallen short of the example of their forebears. They’ve lost their fight.

The source of Treviño’s worry is the presence of several Catholic conservatives in the names of signatories to a letter arguing that the United States should seek a ceasefire and negotiated settlement for Ukraine, by keeping lines of diplomacy open, and disavowing the goal of regime change in Russia.

Michael Brendan Dougherty

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Michael Brendan Dougherty

Michael Brendan Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review Online.

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