Pope Francis warns: War is always a defeat!

Pope Francis warns: War is always a defeat!

Petersplatz, Vatikanstadt, Vatikan - Vatican city - Pope Francis sharply condemned the tireless violence in the Middle East on Sunday and called for compliance with humanitarian international law. At his lunch prayer on St. Peter's Square, he called for an immediate end of the bombing at civilian facilities such as hospitals and schools. "The war is always a defeat, always!" Explained the Pope and appealed to the international community to actively work against these atrocities. This reminder was made against the background of the latest reports on targeted attacks that require a particularly large number of civilian victims, including children. According to kathpress.at , the humanitarian law celebrated its 75th anniversary in the past year and aims at the devastating consequences of armed conflicts minimize.

The Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx joined the Pope's words and spoke at a service for peace in the Holy Land. He commented concerns about the "dramatic situation" and the suffering that also comes to wear here in Europe right next to people. In the middle of grief and violence, he called not to fall into resignation, but rather to continue the fight for peace. The continuing fights clearly show how necessary it is to bring bright spots of hope of these dark times, as the Pope described it in his speech.