Which would certainly have been a feature of the world pre-1800. Elites did see themselves as having more in common with each other than with their own peasants. It’s how multi-national Realms and em… (View Post)

For many people “growth” is an abstract term. They do not know what it is, nor why it matters. And as others point out, one feature of modern globalisation is to close gaps gaps in wealth between nat… (View Post)

It's hard to think of a war that falls so clearly within the definition of "Just War" in modern times, as that of Ukraine. These are the Roman Catholic criteria, each one of which is m… (View Post)

It was a criticism of the first Christians by pagans that indeed, they bragged of their depravities (incest, cannibalism etc), at confession. (View Post)

I find Pope Francis’ views on Russia/Ukraine hard to fathom. Ukrainian resistance falls within the Church’s Just War teachings. (View Post)