J.D. Vance is both among the most prominent American Catholics and the most prominent critics of US support for Ukraine. This is ironic, not only in my opinion but also in the opinion of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), which has articulated that the Catholic worldview and support for Ukraine go hand-in-hand.
A relatively recent convert, Vance seems sincere in his Catholic faith and respect for the Catholic intellectual, moral, and spiritual tradition. In forming his stance on Ukraine, however, he has failed to heed the cries of his fellow Catholics – specifically, the UGCC’s “call to the conscience of contemporary Christians” to stand in solidarity with suffering Ukrainians and acknowledge the moral and theological stakes of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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