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Vatican News reports St Augustine's reservations on 'just war'

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Vatican News reports that the position of Saint Augustine regarding the concept of "just war" should be understood within its complex historical context rather than through a rigid interpretation.

In his work "De civitate Dei," the Bishop of Hippo expressed views that include judgments of ambiguity, contradiction, and inadmissibility regarding the subject. The reports state that Augustine emphasized that true peace can only be established through dialogue, as war cannot produce lasting peace.

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  1. Oct 6, 6:14 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Le riserve di sant'Agostino sulla "guerra giusta"
  2. Oct 6, 7:40 AM Vatican News Português As reservas de Santo Agostinho sobre a “guerra justa”
  3. Oct 6, 4:49 AM Vatican News Español Las reservas de San Agustín sobre la “guerra justa”
  4. Oct 6, 6:30 AM Vatican News Italiano Le riserve di Sant'Agostino sulla "guerra giusta"
  5. Oct 6, 8:30 AM Vatican News St Augustine’s reservations about ‘just war’
  6. Oct 6, 10:11 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ‘ನ್ಯಾಯಯುತ ಯುದ್ಧ’ದ ಕುರಿತು ಸಂತ ಆಗಸ್ಟೀನ್ ಅವರ ಸಂದೇಹಗಳು
  7. Oct 6, 7:30 AM Diocese of Hallam St Augustine’s reservations about ‘just war’
  8. Oct 8, 5:31 AM Vatican News தமிழ் புனித அகுஸ்தினாரின் பார்வையில் "நியாயமான போர்" பற்றிய புதிய வெளிச்சம்
  9. Oct 8, 5:04 AM Vatican News ትግርኛ ቅዱስ ኣጎስጢኖስ ብዛዕባ 'ፍትሓዊ ውግእ' ዝነበሮ ዕቃበታት
  10. Oct 8, 4:51 AM Vatican News Kiswahili Maoni ya Mtakatifu Agostino kuhusu"Vita ya Haki"
  11. Oct 9, 1:58 AM Vatican News 中文 圣奥斯定对于“正义战争”的保留意见
  12. Oct 9, 6:55 AM Vatican News Русский Убить войну словом. Августин и концепция «справедливой войны»

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