Pope Leo XIV classified as “alarming” the news from the Middle East after the United States Bombardment About nuclear facilities in Iran and asked the war to be interrupted before it becomes an “irreparable cliff”.
“Each member of the international community has a moral responsibility: holding the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable cliff. There are no” distant “conflicts when human dignity is at stake,” the Pontiff said after Angelus prayer on Sunday (22).
Leão XIV also stated that there is a risk of the “dramatic scenario” of the Gaza track falling into oblivion with increasing tensions between Israel and Iran and stressed the urgency of humanitarian support for the population in Palestine. “It is a scream that requires responsibility and reason, and should not be stifled by weapons and rhetorical words that incite the conflict,” said the American Pope.
“The war does not solve the problems, but amplifies them and produces deep wounds in the history of peoples, which lead generations to heal. No armed victory can compensate for mothers’ pain, children’s fear, the future stolen,” he added.
According to US President Donald Trump, Iran’s leading nuclear enrichment facilities – Isfahan, Natanz, and Fordow – were completely destroyed in the United States attack. The Fordow installation, located about 100 kilometers south of Tehran, is considered the most important of the Iranian nuclear program.
