With the Holy See and bishops from the Middle East and around the world, we fear that resort to war, under present circumstances and in light of current public information, would not meet the strict conditions in Catholic teaching for overriding the strong presumption against the use of military force.*
Ngama-Holy See kanye nababhishobhi abavela eMiddle East nasezweni lonke, sesaba ukuthi abantu abaphendukela empini, ngaphansi kwezimo zamanje futhi bakhanyisela imininingwane ekhona manje yomphakathi, bebengeke bahlangabezane nemibandela eqinile ekufundiseni kwama Katolika ngokweqile ukucabanga okuqinile ngokumelene nokusetshenziswa zamasosha. - I-Statement on Iraq, November 13, 2002, USCCB