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Jesus taught us that killing is wrong. There are no exceptions in His teachings on this issue. Jesus even expanded the Mosaic teaching to include hating another as being guilty of this sin. In alignment with Jesus' teachings, the Vatican has declared that abortion, capital punishment and euthenasia are sins.

However, at the same time, the Vatican is silent on the topic of killing another human being in military combat. Why are they silent and why have they been silent for so many decades? If killing is truly a sin as Jesus taught, then why has the Vatican not issued the same edicts for Catholics on military combat as they have on abortion, euthenasia and capital punishment? Why is a combat military career an acceptable profession for a Catholic, but these other activities are not?