Can soldiers fight without bloodshed?
Yes, for Saint Paul wrote that the true battle is against the powers of darkness and JPII taught us to learn how to fight for justice without violence, rejecting war. Soldiers are the first victims of war, and deserve our efforts to abolish bloodshed. Blessed Franz Jaggerstater, drafted by the Nazis to fight in WWII, was beheaded for refusing to kill, saying that his weapons were prayer and love.