The Pope expressed in his prayer during the solemn religious ceremony, held at Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, that we all have an equally great responsibility to repudiate war, “with deeds, not just words,” states a release spread by the Holy See Press Office.
The Holy Father encouraged, “Let us, therefore, unite the moral and spiritual energies of millions, billions of men and women, the elderly, and the young people, who currently believe in peace, who currently choose peace, who heal wounds and repair the damage caused by the madness of war.”
The Bishop of Rome appealed to confront “that delusion of omnipotence that is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive around us,” and demanded, “Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving to life.”
“Let us rise from the rubble!” as “nothing can confine us to a predetermined fate, not even in this world where there never seem to be enough graves,” he exhorted, and pointed out that meanwhile “war divides, hope unites.”
The Holy Father condemned on April 7 a catastrophic threat from US President Donald Trump, who that day announced his intention to order a devastating attack on the Islamic Republic, one that could destroy an entire civilization, words that alarmed and kept the world on edge.
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