Overview
- Broglio, whose remarks were published Friday ahead of a Face the Nation airing on Easter, said the campaign preempts a feared nuclear threat and thus fails Just War standards.
- He called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Jesus to justify the war “a little bit problematic” and said it is hard to see the conflict as “sponsored by the Lord.”
- For Catholics in uniform, he advised obeying lawful orders yet “doing as little harm as you can” and working to protect civilians.
- He explained that U.S. military policy allows conscientious objection only to all wars, leaving troops with doubts about a single conflict with few formal options.
- The archbishop aligned with Pope Leo XIV’s push for talks as fighting and U.S. losses continue, a stance that surprised many conservative Catholics and could shape morale and public debate.