Vatican warns: upgrading endangers peace and human rights!

Vatican warns: upgrading endangers peace and human rights!

Bonn, Deutschland - Bonn/Vatican City, March 13, 2025 - in the middle of a worrying debate about military armament in Europe, the Vatican has urged caution. Cardinal state secretary Pietro Parolin expressed in an interview with the Deutsche Verlagsgruppe diocese press that the current recovery race was "extremely risky and dangerous". Parolin emphasized that the dangers are not only in the devastating potential of modern weapons, but also in the fact that the legal framework for the use of weapons is becoming increasingly weaker. He emphasized that wars are no longer just military conflicts, but also contain political dimensions that have to be re -evaluated. The concept of a "just war" should be reconsidered today, whereby defense should not be equated with aggression. The holy chair continues to see itself in the role of influencing "diplomacy of hope", although the feeling of powerlessness often prevails, since the pursuit of peace is confronted with many obstacles, as Parolin explained.

A particularly urgent concern of the Vatican concerns the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Parolin demanded that clergy and diplomatic efforts to end the bloodbath in these regions, as they are repeatedly demanded by Pope Francis, could "beat a breach". The Cardinal emphasized that the Holy Stuhl must recognize the legitimate rights of defense of Israel, but should be done in a proportionate framework that respects the civilian population. He described the disregard of humanitarian international law, which results in civilian victims, as one of the most pressing problems of modern warfare. "Civilians become target disks," warned, and appealed to the international community to pay attention to the basic rules of humanitarian law.

whether in the context of the Ukraine secretary or in the Gaza conflict, the message remains clear: diplomacy is necessary to alleviate the terrifying effects of the war. "The madness of the war", which Pope Francis repeatedly addresses, shows not only in the destruction, but also in the deep humanitarian crises caused by military conflicts. Parolin explained that the Vatican Peace Mission aimed to create conditions of mutual understanding in order to get negotiations as soon as possible. In this context, it is important that the Pope's peace appeal is accompanied by a "discrete diplomacy", which hopes for long -term solutions to relieve the immeasurable suffering, such as Vaticannews.de reported.

While the Vatican illuminates the drama of the current global political situation, the question arises as to how the developed diplomatism and legal framework for protecting the civilian population can be improved in wars. The painful picture, which draws the current situation in Gaza and Ukraine, focuses on the focus of the international community for compliance with humanitarian international law, as well as kathpress.at makes it clear.