“War is blasphemous outrage to God”
“HateBefore it’s too late, must be extracted from hearts. And to do this we need dialogue, negotiation, listening, diplomatic skills and creativity, far-sighted politics capable of building a new system of coexistence that is no longer based on weapons. Every war represents not only a defeat of politics but also a shameful surrender in the face of the forces of evil ”. Like this Pope francescoin the introduction to his book “Against the war. The courage to build peace”, In bookshops from tomorrow and exclusively published by Corriere della Sera.
Since the outbreak of the conflict there has not been a day without the Pontiff begging for the the fire ceasesin a continuous appeal to diplomacy and al dialogue. “In front of the harrowing images we see every day, in front of the cry of the gods children and of women – he writes – we can only shout: «Stop!». War is not the solution, war is madness, a monster, a cancer that feeds itself by engulfing everything. Moreover, war is a sacrilege, which destroys what is most precious on our earth, human life, the innocence of the little ones, the beauty of creation “.
Concept that comes back in the words spoken today during the general audience in Vaticanat the center of the catechesis dedicated to Easter: “The peace that Jesus gives us at Easter is not the peace that follows the strategies of the world, which believes it can obtain it through force, with conquests and with various forms of imposition. This peace, in reality, is only an interval between the wars “. The cry of Pope Francis speaks to hearts: “The armed aggression of these days, like every war, represents an outrage to Goda blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Easter, preferring to his meek face that of the false god of this world “. And in greeting to the Polish faithful:” This year celebrates Easter together with many Ukrainian guests, you have become familiar to them “.