Rome, 25 Sept. (LaPresse) – “At this particular moment, we must recognise that the most terrible of ‘human works’ is war; for in it, science itself is placed at the service of an inhuman desire to destroy and kill.” So said Pope Leo XIV, speaking at UNESCO in Paris. In his address, Prevost recalled that “being human therefore entails a responsibility in the face of history’s call: man is one who grows, learns, and works with his mind and hands. Through his efforts, he can cultivate or disfigure the earth, produce art or destroy”. Peace is threatened “by forms of barbarism that foment rivalry and conflict”, warned the Pontiff, who emphasised: “Peace cannot be built solely through treaties, nor through compromises between opposing forces. Peace is true when it springs from the virtue of justice rather than from a mere contract, from a righteous will rather than from an unstable balance of interests”.
Pope at UNESCO: “War is the most terrible of ‘human works’”
Rome, 25 Sept. (LaPresse) – “At this particular moment, we must recognise that the most terrible of ‘human works’ is war; for in it, science itself is placed at the service of an inhuman desire to destroy and kill.” So said Pope Leo XIV, speaking at UNESCO in Paris. In his address, Prevost recalled that “being human therefore entails a responsibility in the face of history’s call: man is one who grows, learns, and works with his mind and hands. Through his efforts, he can cultivate or disfigure the earth, produce art or destroy”. Peace is threatened “by forms of barbarism that foment rivalry and conflict”, warned the Pontiff, who emphasised: “Peace cannot be built solely through treaties, nor through compromises between opposing forces. Peace is true when it springs from the virtue of justice rather than from a mere contract, from a righteous will rather than from an unstable balance of interests”.