Episode 25: On James Martin on War

Fr. James Martin recently wrote an article for America magazine entitled "The Teaching of the Catholic Church is Clear: We Are Against War." You might want to read his (very short) article, linked below, before you listen to this podcast. Fr. McCarthy joins us to discuss. 0:00 Intro3:10 Overview of Fr. James Martin's article10:08 Revisionist history13:13 "Against war"? Really?!16:39 Fr. McCarthy speaks from personal experience18:41 Total lack of clarity22:30 Mark Twain anecdote24:46 The reason for the Church's PR offensive28:39 1983 pastoral letter31:03 Implications34:44 The rules that regulate "teaching" by Catholic chaplains...This conversation will be continued in Episode 25. Stay tuned!Find Fr. McCarthy here: http://www.emmanuelcharlesmccarthy.orgFind CAM here:  www.catholicsagainstmilitarism.comRSS feed: http://www.buzzsprout.com/296171Mentioned in this episode: Fr. James Martin's article in America magazine:https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/01/13/teaching-catholic-church-clear-we-are-against-warBishop Botean's pastoral letter of March 7, 2003:https://www.centerforchristiannonviolence.org/node/10List of wars of the papal state:http://catholicsagainstmilitarism.com/war-and-peace/wars-of-the-papal-state/Fr. McCarthy's book, "Just War Theory: The Logic of Deceit"https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Just-War-Theory-Deceit-ebook/dp/B07MDZHGJ6/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=emmanuel+mccarthy&qid=1580314956&s=books&sr=1-3Matthew 5:33-38http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5USCCB pastoral letter, "The Challenge of Peace: God's Promise and Our Response" (1983)http://www.usccb.org/upload/challenge-peace-gods-promise-our-response-1983.pdf"German Catholics and Hitler's Wars," by Gordon Zahn (1988)https://www.amazon.com/German-Catholics-Hitlers-Wars-Control-ebook/dp/B01MA3ZTYL/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=german+catholics+and+hitler%27s+war&qid=1580315172&sr=8-1