Armed conflict is never welcome. The Church recognises its toll—lives upended, families broken, and societies left wounded long after weapons fall silent. Yet both Scripture and human history acknowledge that, in some circumstances, war becomes a sorrowful necessity. In sacred texts, warfare occasionally arises not from desire but out of the need to protect or correct. God at times permits such action, particularly when injustice or oppression reaches a point where inaction would be a greater wrong. As written in Deuteronomy 32:35: “Vengeance is mine, and recompense.” Ultimate justice belongs to God, not human judgment. Any use of force must therefore be restrained, purposeful, and morally defensible. The Church rejects conflicts born out of ambition, greed, or pride. Across the centuries, countless wars have been launched to seize territory, control resources, assert dominance, or mask political failure. Others attempt to justify war using religion or ideology, but in truth, they serv...