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“As early as the fifth century, St. Augustine of Hippo was considering the moral consequences of war. He was one of the first people to articulate a philosophical statement on war and peace, known as the Just War doctrine.” https://www.catholicleague.org/just-war-doctrine/ What did the church...

The article I quoted from in post #655 mentions a Catholic organization called Pax Christi. I encourage my readers to visit their web page - https://paxchristiusa.org/

The Crusades are only a part of Christian history. Christian history began a thousand years before the time of the Crusaders. I’m wearing early Christian history.

“The early church At first glance, most people, even Christians, doubt that the Sermon on the Mount can be effective in the ‘real’ world. As G.K. Chesterton said, ‘Christianity is a wonderful religion, too bad it has never been tried.’ Well, Chesterton is wrong. It has been tried and it has...

Paul Washer speaking passionately and unequivocally against altar calls in this four and a half minute video.

R.C. Sproul expresses his opinion on altar calls in this two and a half minute video.

It’s Christian history.

Peter learned the lesson when he was rebuked for using the sword. The earliest Christians obeyed Jesus’ teaching, didn’t arm themselves, and didn’t kill their enemies. The Christian attitude to war changed over time. That’s a dividing line. The Crusaders aren’t like the earliest Christians...

There was a time when the Just War theory was not. Church history supplies the answer to the question I posed.