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Pope Benedict XVI: "Put an end to the pointless slaughters of war and do not forget the mistakes of the past!"

Sunday Angelus


The Holy Father during today's Angelus in Lorenzago di Cadore

Lorenzago di Cadore, Jul 22, 2007 / 09:33 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI has made an impassioned plea to end the “pointless slaughters” of wars and not to forget the mistakes of the past that have led to such conflicts.

Addressing a large crowd in the central piazza of Lorenzago di Cadore where he is spending his summer vacation, the Pope stressed that God’s plan was never for violence but for mankind to live in peace with Him and one another.

“In these days of rest that, thanks be to God, I am spending here in Cadore, I hear ever more intensely the painful impact of the news I receive of bloody clashes and violent episodes happening in so many parts of the world”, the Pope said.

“This prompts me to reflect again on the drama of human freedom in the world. The beauty of nature reminds us that we have been placed by God to ‘cultivate and protect’ this ‘garden’ that is the earth”, he continued. “If men could live in peace with God and with each other the world would really resemble a ‘paradise’”.
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posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 1:46 PM