What are the views of Minucius Felix on participating in military service?

The answer

Towards the end of the second century, the apologist Minucius Felix — a pagan who accepted Christianity — said that Christians could not bear to hear or see a someone being killed.⁹⁴⁵

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Notes

⁹⁴⁵ Minucius Felix, The Octavius 30 (ANF 4:191–192).

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volumes 1 and 2, Books 1–7. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.