The Pope declared that “there is never a place for the barbarity of war” and called on humanity to end the “cruel madness of war” in his latest book, in an excerpt the Italian newspaper La Stampa wrote about this. expected on Sunday.
“I ask in the name of God. Ten prayers for a future of hope” is the title of the work, in which Francis reflected on the war and believed that conflict is “the real failure of politics”.
The Pope also called for an “enough” for arms production and trade and called for the eradication of nuclear weapons.
The war in Ukraine has exposed the consciences of millions of people in the West to the harsh realities of a humanitarian tragedy that has existed for a long time and in several countries, according to the pope, and “has left us with the evil of the horror of war”. continue to be referred to as the rest of the world’s conflicts.
Francis spoke to the “local, national and world authorities”, on whom “the appropriate initiatives to end the war depend”, to whom he asked, “in the name of God”, that they also say “enough is enough for the production and international arms trade”.
The Pope called for the eradication of “nuclear and atomic weapons” from the planet, as their existence “endangers the survival of human life on Earth”.
Francis also asked that “ndo not manipulate information and mislead their people to achieve military goals” because “there is no opportunity to regard a war as just. There is never room for a barbaric war.”
“War is also an ineffective response: it never solves the problems it aims to overcome,” Francis said.
“Is Yemen, Libya or Syria better off than before the conflicts?” asked the Pope.
Francis pointed the way to a solution: “Dialogue, negotiation, listening, diplomatic skills and creativity are necessary, as well as a long-term policy capable of building a system of coexistence not based on the strength of weapons or deterrence “.
The pope assured that “there are no just conflicts” or “preventive” and that it is unacceptable to consider the lives lost as “collateral damage”, stressing that the world is witnessing “a third world war in pieces that is getting bigger, however.” and bigger until it takes the form of a global conflict”.
Source: DN
