Pope Leo says war on Iran fails Catholic ‘just war’ criteria

Pope Leo says war on Iran fails Catholic ‘just war’ criteria Pope Leo said the US-Israel war on Iran does not meet the standards of a “just war” under Catholic teaching, reiterating a position he has previously expressed during a visit to Madrid. Responding to reporters, the head of the Catholic Church said: “In Iran, the criteria for a just war are not present. ” He added that traditional just war theory was developed in an era when humanity could not imagine the destructive power of modern weapons.