"I am innocent. I was just following orders." Have you heard that one before? It is known as the Nuremberg defense. It wasn't deemed an acceptable defense in 1946 for the Nazis. For Catholics in 2003 is "George said it was okay" a sufficient justification to kill Iraqis in the Iraq war? For Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien the answer is apparently "yes." He is wrong. In a recent letter to the United States military chaplains under his authority the Archbishop wrote the following: Given the complexity of factors involved, many of which understandably remain confidential, it is altogether appropriate for … Continue reading Can Catholics Support This War?