Quote of the Day

“The spirit of war has taken a hold of us...

“There are acts to commemorate the centenary of some Great War, millions dead...And everyone is scandalized! But today it is the same! Instead of a great war, there are little wars everywhere, divided people...And to preserve one’s interest they kill, they kill each other...

“So many die for a piece of land, for an ambition, for hate, for racial jealousy. Passion brings us to war, to the spirit of the world...

“Usually in front of a conflict, we find ourselves in a curious situation: to solve it, arguing, with the language of war. The language of peace doesn’t come first! And the consequences? Think of the starving children in the refugee camps...Think only of this: this is the fruit of the war! And if you want, think of the big banquet halls, of the feasts that are done by the owners of the arms industries, who manufacture weapons, the weapons end there. The child that is sick, starving, in a refugee camp and the great feasts, the good life of those who manufacture weapons...

“How many families are destroyed because the father, the mother are not capable of finding a path of peace and prefer war, to sue...War destroys!

“May the Lord help us understand this and save us from getting used to news of war."

--Pope Francis