A Moment Of Clarity: When Politicians Lecture the Pope: The Truth About "Just War"

About this episode

Michael Steele discusses the implications of recent criticisms from Pope Leo regarding the war and the responses from politicians in Washington.

After Pope Leo’s recent criticisms of the war, the response from Washington has been nothing short of "erratic." From J.D. Vance telling the Pontiff to be "careful" when discussing theology to Speaker Mike Johnson claiming the "Just War Doctrine" is a settled political matter, the lines between Church and State are getting dangerously blurry. Michael Steele gives a masterclass in moral clarity and breaks down the actual Catechism of the Catholic Church to see if this conflict actually meets the criteria for a "Just War." Catch Michael Steele on The Weeknight Mondays - Fridays at 7pm EST on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/weeknight Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelSteele Follow Michael on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelsteele.bsky.social Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairman_steele/ Follow Michael on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chairman_steele Listen to The Michael Steele Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-steele-podcast/id1412905534 Watch The Michael Steele Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJNKzTkCZE9uNqPiKYw5eU5YkS_mMsr6o If you enjoyed this, share it with a friend!

People in this episode

Host: Michael Steele

Topics covered

• Just War Doctrine
• Church and State
• Pope's Criticism
• Moral Clarity
• Political Response

Keywords

• Just War
• Pope Leo
• J.D. Vance
• Mike Johnson
• Moral Clarity
• Catholic Church
• Church and State

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Organizations: MSNBC, The Bulwark

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