The Pope: “An architecture of peace refounded on a global scale”
Francis calls for the walls to be turned into doors for refugees, but also for a new world community to be founded starting from Europe. In this sense, the war in Ukraine “can provoke a reaction of the opposite sign, a commitment to reestablishing an architecture of peace at the global level, in which the European house, created to guarantee peace after the world wars, plays a primary role “, observed. “Today it is more urgent than ever to review the style and effectiveness of the political arsenic. Faced with the many changes that we are witnessing at the international level, it is our duty to allow the development of a world community, capable of fraternity starting from peoples and nations living social friendship'”, writes the Pope, quoting the encyclical Fratelli tutti. “War that ‘makes the world worse’ and is ‘a failure of politics and humanity’, a shameful capitulation to the forces of evil’ can, in this sense, provoke an opposite reaction, an obligation, an ‘architecture of peace’ to be reestablished on a global scale, where the European house, created to guarantee peace after the world wars, plays a prominent role”.
“Help the population, give hospitality”
“The tragedy of the war that is taking place in the heart of Europe amazes us; we never thought to see such scenes, reminiscent of the great war conflicts of the last century”. The Pope urges the bishops “to continue the swift and unanimous response to help this population, guaranteeing material assistance, welcome and hospitality”.
“I think of the Russian soldiers, the poor ones” “We are used to hearing news of distant wars: Syria, Yemen. Get used to it. Now the war is approaching, it is practically at home, and that makes us think about the wild nature of human nature, to what extent we are capable … murderers of our brothers “, repeats the Pope. “We think of the soldiers who being sent to the front very young, Russian soldiers, poor people. We think of many young Ukrainian soldiers. We think of the young people, the girls and the boys. This happens to us and very close to the Gospel asks us, not from one other part to see that it is the most pagan attitude of Christians”.