Pope Francis sent a message to the European Union Youth Conference this Monday (11) in which he said it was “legitimate” for them to rebel and refuse to fight in wars or armed conflicts around the world.
“Dear young people, while you are holding your conference in Ukraine (Europe, not the European Union), an absurd war is being waged. Even more urgency is an education agreement that directs everyone to fraternity,” he said.
“The idea of a united Europe, after all the wars on the continent, was born from a strong desire for peace and led to a period of peace that lasted 70 years. Now we must all make a commitment to put an end to it. As always, a few strong people decided and thousands of young people went to fight and die. “The war frenzy he sent. In such cases, it is legitimate to rebel.”
According to Francis, “If women ruled the world, there wouldn’t be so many wars”, “If the world were ruled by youth there wouldn’t be so many wars either, because they have a whole life in front of them. They don’t want to destroy it and waste it, they want to live it to the fullest.” “.
The Catholic leader also recalled the story of a young Austrian named Franz Jagerstatter, who was declared blessed by Benedict XVI in 2007 and was guillotined for refusing to fight for Adolf Hitler’s Germany.
“Despite testimony and torture, Franz preferred to be killed rather than killed. He found the war utterly unfair. If all the young men called to arms did what he did, Hitler would not have been able to carry out his evil plans. To win, he needs accomplices of evil,” added Jagerstatter with another young man, He stated that he was killed along with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran and anti-Nazi theologian.
For the head of the Catholic Church, “these two ‘big-eyed’ youths were killed for staying true to the ideals of their faith. And here is the fourth dimension of education: after knowing ourselves, others, and others. Creation, we finally have knowledge of the beginning and end of all things.” .
“And I want to end with a vote: You are young producers, capable of generating new ideas, new visions of the world, the economy, politics, social coexistence. And not just new ideas, but above all new ways to travel together. And also always And can you be generous in creating new lives out of love alone. Peace, freedom and dignity for all.”
source: Noticias
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