War is never the solution to issues,
but is always a defeat, Pope Francis told the Jewish
organization B'nai B'rith International at an audience Monday.
"In all religious traditions, as in all human societies, there
is always the risk of bearing grudges and fuelling disputes
against others and to do so in the name of absolute and even
sacred principles," said Francis.
"It is the deceitful temptation of violence, of evil nestling in
the heart, it is the deceit according to which you can solve
disputes violence and war.
"But violence always begets more violence.
"Arms produce death and war is never the solution to a problem,
but a defeat".
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