In Metz, Pope Leo XIV Refuses to Kill in the Name of God
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Metz (France), 28 Sep (EFE).- Pope Leo XIV said on Monday that "calling the name of God to legitimize violence or oppression is a desecration", in his speech to several leaders of other religions during his time in Metz, on the last day of his visit to France. The Pope arrived from [...] The entry The Pope in Metz: Invoking God's name to legitimize violence is a desecration was first published in HolaNews.
At the Robert-Schuman Congress Centre in Metz this Monday morning, Pope Leo XIV devoted his morning to interreligious dialogue, Europe and peace. Before representatives of different religious traditions, he defended dialogue as a means of "building peace" and condemned the use of God's name to legitimize violence. A second meeting, devoted to the roots of Europe, peace and unity, was then held in the presence of the President of the Republic Emm…
Leo XIV begins his last day of travel in France in Metz. At a meeting with religious representatives, the Pope calls for a common commitment to peace. And another concern is important to him.
Religions must disarm hearts and words, build peace, and protect life, said Pope Leo XIV during an interreligious meeting in Metz. The Holy Father emphasized that dialogue does not weaken identity, and that invoking God's name to justify violence or oppression is a profanation of that name. The Holy Father also cited Venerable Robert Schuman as an example of a man who was able to transform lines of division into bridges of hope.
Leon XIV claims his Christian roots, calls for dialogue and recalls that “Contemporary Europe faces a new stage in its long history of encounters, with the arrival on the continent of so many men and women who flee zones of war and persecution, or who seek an improvement of life away from poverty and misery”.
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