Vatican City, 9 October 2015 (VIS) .
The Pope exhorted bishops to dedicate the Terce prayer “to the
intention of reconciliation and peace in the Middle East”, as he
opened the fourth General Congregation of the 14th Ordinary General
Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Vatican City this morning. The
Pope also launched an appeal to the international community to find a
way of resolving current conflicts, and finally urged the bishops to
include in their prayer all those zones in Africa that are
experiencing similar situations of conflict.
“We are sorely afflicted and follow
with profound concern the events in Syria, Iraq, Jerusalem and
Jordan, where we are witnessing an escalation of violence that
affects innocent civilians and continues to provoke a humanitarian
crisis of enormous proportions. War leads to destruction and
multiplies the suffering of the population. Hope and progress come
only from the choice to pursue peace. Let us therefore join in
intense and trustful prayer to the Lord, a prayer that is intended at
the same time to be an expression of closeness to our brother
Patriarchs and Bishops present here who come from those regions, to
their priests and faithful, and to all the inhabitants”.
He urged the international community to
“find a way of effectively helping the interested parties, to
broaden their horizons beyond immediate interests and to use the
instruments of international law and diplomacy to resolve current
conflicts”.
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