Did Jesus forbid self-defense? Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission Tuesday, June 19, 2018 What does it mean to “offer no resistance to one who is evil”? Jesus does not say that one should not defend oneself if attacked; He says that one should turn the other cheek. Is this a call to radical pacifism? Does this mean that a nation should have no police force, no judicial system, no army? © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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Did Jesus forbid self-defense?
Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission
Tuesday, June 19, 2018