Zenit April 11, 2019
‘I think constantly of these suffering souls and I pray that the fires
of war will finally die down … I shall never tire of repeating this:
peace is possible’
Pope Francis addressed top South Sudanese civil and church
authorities today, April 11, urging them to overcome what divides them,
reminding that peace is possible and expressing his desire to visit the
country.
His remarks came at the end of their two-day spiritual retreat in the
Vatican, proposed and organized by Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin
Welby, which brought together those who will lead as president and
vice-president of the country following a peace accord signed last
September, and Church representatives, both Catholic and Protestant
leaders.
In his address, Pope Francis stressed: “I urge you, then, to seek
what unites you, beginning with the fact that you belong to one and the
same people, and to overcome all that divides you.”
“People are wearied, exhausted by past conflicts: remember that with
war, all is lost! Your people today are yearning for a better future,
which can only come about through reconciliation and peace.”
The Pope has on various conditions expressed his desire to visit the
civil-war struck nation, along with Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin
Welby, who presented the proposal to organize this retreat and has led
it.
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