'Morally acceptable' for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

'Morally acceptable’ for U.S. troops to disobey orders, archbishop says

Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Catholic archdiocese for the U.S. military, expressed concern at President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force.

January 20, 2026 at 8:29 a.m. ESTToday at 8:29 a.m. EST
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Timothy P. Broglio, the Catholic archbishop of the U.S. military services, in Baltimore on Nov. 11, 2025. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

By Adela Suliman and Anthony Faiola

The Catholic archbishop for the U.S. military services said it “would be morally acceptable to disobey” orders if troops considered them against their conscience as the Trump administration intervenes in Venezuela, readies troops for a possible deployment to Minnesota and threatens to seize Greenland.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/20/us-trump-greenland-military-church-disobey/

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[thomski64]

1. ..also very necessary..

And it should come from the highest commanding officers

[Coldwater]

2. Illegal orders, yes

but if you’re a conscientious objector then I suggest Military service isn't your cup of tea.

[bronxiteforever]

4. Mark Kelly American hero said it best.

[SpankMe]

3. Deploying troops to MN is clearly against the law as far as I can tell

If the Orange Asshole orders military action against Greenland, I feel like high level Pentagon people will balk and we're going to have a major crisis within the military.

[ancianita]

5. I assume this relates to the US military's refusal to obey any orders under the Insurrection Act and Martial Law.

His is a morally sound announcement for the common good and in accord with the founding documents.

Because the writers of those documents recognized that "Blessings of Liberty" is not a legal phrase; they knew also, the concept of justice appears in Mosaic Law founded in 1312 BC, which makes the concept at least 3,300 years old...

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States


Those writers also knew that a Creator was revealed in 2000 BC, over 3,700 years ago

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

..https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence

[Ladythatvotesblue]

6. illegal orders

AMEN. Thank you, Archbishop.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. It is morally compulsory

to disobey illegal/immoral orders.

[wiggs]

8. Mortgage fraud investigation coming.....nt