Fr. Franziskus Stratmann O.P. (1883 - 1971)

Fr. Franziskus Stratmann, O.P., was a Dominican priest and Thomistic moral philosopher. During World War I he became convinced that war was not the Christian solution to world problems, and spoke out against militarism, war, and its atrocities. He dedicated his life to peace, and his writings, especially The Church and War (P. J. Kenedy and Sons, 1928) and War and Christianity Today (Newman Press, 1956), made him a key figure in the German Catholic peace movement.