John Paul condemns terrorism, invokes God's mercy. (News in Brief: Vatican).Vatican City--During a commemorative service to an overflowing crowd of pilgrims at the Vatican on September 11, John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. prayed for the victims of September 11 and condemned terrorism. "Every person has the right to have their life and dignity respected, which are inviolable goods. God says this, international law sanctions it, the human conscience proclaims it, civil coexistence demands it." He asked all to pray for the eternal rest Noun 1. eternal rest - euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" eternal sleep, quietus, sleep, rest of the victims, to ask God to grant mercy and pardon to those who organized and carried out the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and to entrust to God the victims of all atrocities. A Vatican-affairs expert attending the service recalled that John Paul The name John Paul might refer to: Full name
In an address to the new British Ambassador to the Vatican on Sept. 8, the Pope quoted from his Message for 2002 World Day of Peace: "Terrorism is built on contempt for human life ... it is a true crime against humanity In international law a crime against humanity is an act of persecution or any large scale atrocities against a body of people, and is the highest level of criminal offense. ." In his deep concern for youth, he urged the international community not to overlook the overlying overlying suffocation of piglets by the sow. The piglets may be weak from illness or malnutrition, the sow may be clumsy or ill, the pen may be inadequate in size or poorly designed so that piglets cannot escape. causes that lead young people, especially, to despair and to temptations of violence, hatred, and revenge. He challenged world leaders to build a global culture of peace and solidarity, with a pointed reference to countries of the West, whose foundations and core of society are Christian (Zenit, Sept. 8, 11). |
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