December 25, 2023, 12:16 p.m
“How can we talk about peace when the sale of weapons is increasing?” asks the Pope in the Urbi et Orbi message
Afp
The fatherreminds him in his Urbi et Orbi message Hostages in Gaza and appeals. “I carry in my heart the pain of the victims of the heinous attack of October 7th and renew an urgent appeal for the release of those still held hostage.” He added: “I ask that military operations continue with theirs the appalling consequences of innocent civilian casualties be stopped and that the desperate humanitarian situation be addressed by facilitating the arrival of relief supplies.”
“Let us not continue to foment violence and hatred, but rather move towards a solution to the Palestinian question through a sincere and persistent dialogue between the parties, supported by a strong political will and the support of the international community,” the Pope affirms. “Brothers and sisters, let us pray for peace in Israel and Palestine.”
“To say yes to the Prince of Peace is to say 'no' to war, to any war, to the very logic of war, a journey without a destination, a defeat without a winner, a madness without excuses. But saying 'no' to war means saying 'no' to yourself.” We must say “no” to guns. For if the man whose heart is unstable and wounded finds instruments of death in his hands, sooner or later he will use them. And how can we talk about peace when the production, sale and trade of weapons?”.
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas mass in St. Peter's Basilica
“How many massacres of innocent people are there in the world?” “In Holy Scripture, the Prince of Peace is opposed to the 'Prince of this world', who acts against the Lord, the 'Lover of Life', by sowing death. We see him in action in Bethlehem, as after the birth of the Savior, the massacre of innocents. How many massacres of innocents there are in the world – the Pope recalls – in the womb, on the paths of those desperate in search of hope, in the lives of many children whose childhood is destroyed by war. They are the little Jesuses of today, these children whose childhood is destroyed by war, by wars.”
“Let the tensions and conflicts in Africa, Korea and America stop” “Let us not forget the tensions and conflicts that are shaking the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, as well as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan,” Pope Francis reminds again in his Christmas message. “The day is approaching when brotherly bonds on the Korean Peninsula will be strengthened and paths of dialogue and reconciliation will be opened that can create the conditions for lasting peace,” he continued. “May the Son of God, who became a humble child, inspire the political authorities and all people of good will on the American continent so that appropriate solutions can be found to overcome social and political differences and combat the forms of poverty and dignity to hurt people, to correct inequalities and to address the painful phenomenon of migration.”
News
Related
Eva Angelus
The holy night
Latest arrivals from Mondo
{{#Article}}
{{{Title}}}
{{/Article}}
Most viewed in the world
{{#Article}}
{{{Title}}}
{{/Article}}