12-25-2012, 12:05 PM
From CBS News this morning:
VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI wished Christmas peace to the world Tuesday, decrying the slaughter of the "defenseless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate.
In his "Urbi et Orbi" speech, which traditionally reviews world events and global challenges, Benedict prayed that "peace spring up for the people of Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict that does not spare even the defenseless and reaps innocent victims."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-5756...-in-syria/
I'm not religious, but I'm with the Pope on this one - just don't think prayer is gonna help though. There are lots of people praying, yet the slaughters in Syria continue to mount, along with the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
Hoping for local peaceful resolutions or at least some headway in the new year, but betting on some type of 3rd party international intervention instead...
VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI wished Christmas peace to the world Tuesday, decrying the slaughter of the "defenseless" in Syria and urging Israelis and Palestinians to find the courage to negotiate.
In his "Urbi et Orbi" speech, which traditionally reviews world events and global challenges, Benedict prayed that "peace spring up for the people of Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict that does not spare even the defenseless and reaps innocent victims."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-5756...-in-syria/
I'm not religious, but I'm with the Pope on this one - just don't think prayer is gonna help though. There are lots of people praying, yet the slaughters in Syria continue to mount, along with the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
Hoping for local peaceful resolutions or at least some headway in the new year, but betting on some type of 3rd party international intervention instead...