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A very good friend of mine who is a priest (and ex-USMC chaplain) hunts occasionally and owned a pistol for a while. He finally decided that in his particular case it possible use it was not compatible with his calling, at least not at this time. He would be the first to point out that that was his personal decision and not binding either way on someone else. I suspect that if he felt responsible for the welfare of his flock in darkest Bosnia or Botswana he would modify that--sort of like the minister in 'Patriot'. He knows full well that I carry 24/7 and has not the slightest problem with that. The Catholic Church's position on self-defense has always been that it is justified in the last resort. If a 'just war' doctrine can be set forth then self-defense is certainly consistent with that.
Pax.
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