Pope in Assisi: ‘There is no such thing as a holy war’
Pope Francis spoke at the closing ceremony of an interreligious peace gathering in Assisi
Pope Francis lights a candle during an interfaith peace gathering outside the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi (CNS)
by Junno Arocho Esteves
posted Wednesday, 21 Sep 2016
Violence in the name of God does not represent the true nature of religion and must be condemned by all faiths, Pope Francis said.
“We never tire of repeating that the name of God cannot be used to justify violence. Peace alone, and not war, is holy!” the Pope said on September 20 at the closing ceremony of an interreligious peace gathering in Assisi.
Following a prayer service with Christian leaders, including Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the Pope joined religious leaders from around the world to appeal for peace and unity.
The religious leaders also heard the experience of a victim of war from the Syrian city of Aleppo and prayed for those who had died in conflicts around the world.
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2016/09/21/pope-in-assisi-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-holy-war/
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