In his homily at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis explained that war begins in the heart of an individual, which is why each person is responsible for building peace.
POPE FRANCIS
'In todayâ??s world there is blood being spilt. Today the world is at war. Many brothers and sisters are dying, -even innocent people-, because the great and powerful want a larger slice of the earth; they want a little more power, or they want to make a little more money on arms trafficking. And the Word of the Lord is clear: â??For your own lifeblood, that is for your life, I will demand an accounting: from every animal I will demand it, and from one man in regard to his fellow man.â??â?
Finally, the Pope also recalled that God will demand accountability from arms traffickers and the most powerful, who are responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people.
EXCERPTS FROM THE PAPAL HOMILY
(Radio Vaticano)
'In todayâ??s world there is blood being spilt. Today the world is at war. Many brothers and sisters are dying, even innocent people, because the great and powerful want a larger slice of the earth; they want a little more power, or they want to make a little more money on arms trafficking. And the Word of the Lord is clear: â??For your own lifeblood, that is for your life, I will demand an accounting: from every animal I will demand it, and from one man in regard to his fellow man.â?? Even of us â??it seems peaceful here â?? the Lord will demand an accounting of the blood of our brothers and sisters who are suffering war.â?
'War begins in here and finishes out there. The news we see in the papers or on televisionâ?¦ Today so many people die, and that seed of war, which breeds envy, jealousy, and greed in my heart, is the same â?? grown up, become a tree â?? as the bomb which falls on a hospital, on a school, and kills children. It is the same. The declaration of war begins in here, in each of us. For this reason the question arises: â??How do I care for peace in my heart, in my interior, and in my family?â??. Care for peace; not only care for it but make it with your hands every day. Just so will we succeed in spreading it throughout the whole world.â?
'As I recall, the alarm at the Fire Brigade began to sound, and then those on the television and the cityâ?¦ This usually happened to draw attention to a tragedy or something else. And immediately I heard our neighbor call my mother: â??Mrs. Regina, come here, come here, come here!â?? My mother went out a little afraid: â??Whatâ??s happened?â? And the lady from the other side of the garden told her: â??The war is over!â?? and she cried.â?
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