According to St. Thomas Aquinas, for a war to be just, there must be these three conditions: (pick the THREE conditions)
Select one or more:
- a. A declaration by the ruler to defend the "common good" against enemies.
- b. A "just cause" for an attack on an enemy "because they deserve it on account
- of some fault" such as avenging wrongs they have committed.
- c. A “just morality” in that that belligerents disagree on moral platitudes.
- d. A "rightful intention" to advance good or avoid evil such as punishing evil-doers and not simply grabbing land or goods.
The correct answers are: A declaration by the ruler to defend the "common good" against enemies.
