‘Please stop!’, Pope Francis makes plea for peace

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pope francis  a plea for peace Pope Francis made an emotional plea for peace on Sunday in an impromptu addition to comments delivered at his weekly Angelus address in Saint Peter’s Square.

As the Argentinian-born pontiff wrapped up his regular address to the faithful, he spoke of the upcoming centenary of the outbreak of World War One and said his thoughts were on the Middle East, Iraq and Ukraine in particular.

With his voice appearing to crack with emotion, the pope broke off from his scripted remarks to make a direct appeal for fighting to end.

“Please stop!, I ask you with all my heart, it’s time to stop. Stop, please!”

While he made no direct reference to the situation in the Gaza Strip, the comments came after a humanitarian truce broke down on Sunday with the resumption of fighting in which more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians including dozens of children, have been killed.

“Brothers and sisters, never war, never war! I am thinking above all of children, who are deprived of the hope of a worthwhile life, of a future,” he said.

“Dead children, injured children, mutilated children, orphaned children, children whose toys are things left over from war, children who can’t smile any more,” he said.

Reuters

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2 responses to “‘Please stop!’, Pope Francis makes plea for peace”

  1. rossoferrari Avatar
    rossoferrari

    Not to compare this holy man and this Ayranian loon l!!! Words speak for themselves. Hope the world tragedies end in peace.

  2. sweetvirgo Avatar
    sweetvirgo

    Nshallah there will be peace. This is what a person should say versus calling on revenge.

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