No just war… if there is no chance of winning

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From Religion News Service
“The just war theory has never supported fighting a war, even a defensive war, if there is no chance of winning.”
Catholic moral theologians uniformly condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine but debate the proper response.

March 7, 2022 By Thomas Reese
Absolutely, President Zelensky should have just surrendered once Russia invaded and worked out terms. Putin is NO Hitler. This is also Catholic teaching. A total disaster for the Ukrainian people and could now lead to a Nuclear War.