In his 1942 address "The Divine Cost of Stopping the War," Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen discusses the concept of divine cost in relation to human freedom and war. He explains that God created a world where humans have freedom, including the freedom to choose between good and evil. This freedom is essential for love and moral responsibility, but it also allows for the possibility of war and suffering. Sheen argues that if God intervened to stop the war, it would undermine human freedom and responsibility. The root cause of war, according to Sheen, is the abuse of this freedom, and the solution lies not in divine intervention but in humans choosing to align with God's moral law and love.