Pope Leo XIV demands end to the ‘pandemic of arms’ as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

The Vatican City – On Sunday, Pope Liu called for the end of the “Big, Big and Small” weapons, and he publicly prays for victims of shooting during a Catholic school bloc in the United States.

The first American Pope in history spoke in English, condemning the attack and the “logic of weapons” that feed wars all over the world, during its appearance on Sunday from his studio overlooking St. Peter Square.

“Our prayers for the tragic shooting victims during a school mass in the US state of Minnesota,” said Liu, born in Chicago. “We keep our prayers, killing endless children and wounded every day around the world. Let us appeal to God to stop the epidemic, the big and small, which affects our world.”

Two children were killed on Wednesday and 20 people were injured during the shooting attack on the gospel in Minneapolis, where hundreds of students from the nearby Catholic school and others gathered for a mass. Fire at 116 rifles across the church -stained glass windows, and later died.

The attack again re -debate about guns in America. Those who support the examination of the most striking background on the purchases of weapons and other laws, and often Democrats, say that Republican politicians who appeal to “ideas and prayers” after shooting at schools trying to divert their attention from their weapons failure.

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In the wake of the shooting directly, Leo refrained from any political comment on weapons in America, as he sent a telegram of condolences that focused exclusively on spiritual. He said he was sad from the “terrible tragedy” and sent his heartfelt condolences and confirming the spiritual rapprochement of all the affected. “

Liu, Pope Francis, had long set out against the arms industry and the spread of weapons wars, which led to the accuracy of arms manufacturers as “death dealers.” During his 2015 historic speech to the US Congress, the Argentine Pope asked the legislators about the reason for selling purely weapons to kill.

Francis said at the time: “Unfortunately, the answer, as we all know, is simply for the money: the blood -soaked money, often innocent blood,” said Francis at the time. “In the face of this shameful and guilty silence, it is our duty to face the problem and stop the arms trade.”

Liu opened his appeal on Sunday by calling for an immediate cessation in Ukraine and “serious commitment to dialogue” from the two warring sides.

“It is time to abandon those responsible for the logic of weapons and take the path of negotiations and peace, with the support of the international community,” he said. “The sound of weapons must be silent, while the voice of brotherhood and justice must rise.”

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