"Pope Leo XIV stepped into the international political arena at evening prayers in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Saturday, saying prayer for peace is 'a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us and is becoming increasingly unpredictable and aggressive.'”
~ Edward Helmore
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/pope-leo-us-israel-iran-war
"The first US-born pope said: 'Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death.'
Addressing world leaders who decide to go to war, Leo said: 'To them we cry out: stop! It is time for peace! Sit at the table of dialogue and mediation – not at the table where rearmament is planned and deadly actions are decided.'"
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seems not the east Mediterranean sovereign state's chosen religion?
My first photo-journalistic job as a stringer was a 1967 war, images taken around parLIARment square London for a press agency showing shock at another Israel war or early genocide attacks! Not much has changed!
William Lindsey 
Pablo Martini (Geezer)