What a big question – when is war just! Just as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine pondered it in earlier times, we still ponder on the question today. No doubt it is necessary in some circumstances, human nature being what it is, but what determines a just war is debatable. History tells us authorities can make a plausible cause which they say is just with horrendous results.

I will have to delve into “The City of God” now that you have sparked up my interest.

Many thanks, Gabrielle.