Pope Francis general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, April 13, 2022. / Vatican Media.Vatican City, Apr 13, 2022 / 04:40 am (CNA).Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the "armed aggression of these days" is "an outrage against God."In his general audience address on April 13, the pope contrasted the peace given by Jesus with idolatrous attitudes that lead to war."Jesus peace does not overpower others; it is never an armed peace: never! The weapons of the Gospel are prayer, tenderness, forgiveness, and freely given love for one s neighbor, to any neighbor. This is how God s peace is brought into the world," he said."This is why the armed aggression of these days, like every war, represents an outrage against God, a blasphemous betrayal of the Lord of Passover, a preference for the face of the false god of this world over his meek one. War is always a human act, to bring about the idolatry of power."The pope made the comments as he gav
Jesus’ peace “is not an armed peace, never!” Pope Francis said in his general audience. “The weapons of the Gospel are prayer, tenderness, forgiveness and freely-given love for one’s neighbor.”
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, April 13, 2022. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Apr 13, 2022 / 04:40 am (CNA).
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that the “armed aggression of these days” is “an outrage against God.
Catherine, the lone survivor of a family from Pallanza, Italy that had perished in the plague, recited the Hail Mary a thousand times every Saturday. Around the age of twenty, deeply moved by a sermon on the Passion of Christ, she prostrated herself before a crucifix and consecrated her virginity .