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    „Moralisch akzeptabel“, wenn US-Truppen Befehlen nicht gehorchen, sagt Erzbischof


    „Moralisch akzeptabel“, wenn US-Truppen Befehlen nicht gehorchen, sagt Erzbischof

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/20/us-trump-greenland-military-church-disobey/

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    1. cozmckitty on

      And legally acceptable. In fact, they have an obligation to disobey illegal orders. Sucks that they fired all the JAGs who could make it easier to tell the legal from the illegal, but it doesn’t change the fact that they have to disobey illegal orders.

    2. moderatenerd on

      they want the troops to disobey but they can’t remove the sob making the orders??? it should not be on the little guy to rebel. congress should be doing stuff. republicans should be doing stuff

    4. 3rdFloorFolklore on

      Not only morally acceptable but constitutionally sound. They took an oath after all. Good on you Padre for saying it out loud.

    5. KingMario05 on

      Yes. Our government has been conquered. Remember your oath, boys. Protect us from all enemies, foreign *and* domestic. 

    6. darth_helcaraxe_82 on

      How about instead we just remove the people making the orders that morally should be disobeyed.

    8. Specialist-Bug1592 on

      Waiting for the Catholic Church to be declared a terrorist organization.

    9. liebkartoffel on

      I mean, it shouldn’t take an archbishop to tell you that, but good to have people in authority reminding everyone.

    13. RiseDelicious3556 on

      This is a mandate. Too bad the Church doesn’t have the influence it once had over Catholics.

    14. Alastor999 on

      Just remind them that if they commit a war crime that saying „Just following orders‘ won’t save their asses.

    15. dblan9 on

      Watch out. Christians dont like that kind of talk and will unleash the DOJ on the archbishop if he’s not careful.

    16. CurrentlyLucid on

      When I joined, I took an oath that REQUIRED me to disobey illegal orders.

    17. thrawtes on

      The issue isn’t that service members feel obligated to follow illegal orders, the issue is that service members are intentionally being put in situations where it is difficult to determine if what they’re being asked to do is legal.

      That was an intentional choice by this administration when they purged the JAG Corps (military lawyers). Service members have legal counsel but that legal counsel has more loyalty to the administration than the law.

    18. el_dadarino on

      We swore an oath to defend the Constitution of The United States of America from all enemies. Foreign and domestic. Now is the time to fulfill that oath.

    19. Parzival_1775 on

      Under this administration, more like ‚morally *necessary.’* In a lot of ways, I regret not reenlisting and making a full career in the military; but given current events, I’m pretty happy to *not* have to deal with the shit my friends who are still in uniform are going through.

    22. SgtNeilDiamond on

      If you’re in the military and you take action against an ally don’t expect to be coming home to fucking parades. You’ll be hated by everyone for the rest of your life.

    23. Puzzled-Dress-4904 on

      In an earlier thread today I was castigating the Roman Catholic Church for not speaking clearly and forcefully about the moral issues at stake here.

      I’m happy to be shown to be wrong for at least this member of the Catholic clergy 

    25. UmberJamber on

      So, let’s take stock here. They are legally obligated to disobey illegal orders and the church says they should disobey them, too.

      So, Christian Right, who is all about the rule of law and religion, think of this?

    26. mlc885 on

      I know there are a lot of idiots in this world, but no shit it is morally acceptable to disobey orders when you should. It is literally illegal to obey unlawful orders, disobeying an order telling you to, like, shoot somebody wrongfully is obviously good. Disobeying an order to start a nuclear war, well, you know.

    28. FusciaHatBobble on

      This is not only an Archbishop, but *the* Archbishop of the military diocese. All Catholics in uniform fall under his jurisdiction, and Catholic chaplains.

    30. ophaus on

      Fuck morals, it’s LEGALLY REQUIRED. „Just following orders“ won’t absolve you from legal responsibility.

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