Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, discussed the role of military chaplains, the the restoration of chapel contracts, and just war doctrine.Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, spoke positively about a recent initiative launched by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that seeks to restore the focus of the military chaplain corps toward spiritual ministry.
“[Hegseth] definitely wants to return the chaplaincy to responsibility for religious services, religious instruction, and advising the commanders,” Broglio said in a speech at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28.
In December, Hegseth ended the use of the official spiritual fitness guide, which he said never mentions virtue and only references God once but makes 11 references to “feelings” and nine to “playfulness.” He said the guidelines were “pushing secular humanism” and were a disservice to military service members who have religious faith.
“Our chaplains are chaplains, not emotional support officers, and we’re going to treat them as such,” Hegseth said at the time. …
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