SYRIA-CATHOLICS URGED TO VOTE AGAINST SYRIA STRIKE BY OBAMA

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

BREAKING-BRITTAIN HAS CONFIRMED A VICTIMS CLOTHING FROM AUGUST 21,13 CHEMICAL ATTACK HAD SARIN GAS ON IT.THIS WAS A BRITISH REPORT.NOT THE U.N REPORT.

BREAKING NEWS ATTENTION ALERT.
WE KNOW BY THE BIBLE THIS WILL NOT BE WW3.SO WE HAVE TO BE WORRIED,ABOUT ISRAELS SAFETY-BUT NOT ABOUT BEING FULL BLOWN WW3.SO PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM-ALL. WE KNOW WW3 DOES NOT HAPPEN TILL JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED BY THE BIBLE.THIS OBAMA LIMITED STRIKE.MIGHT STIR UP SOME ARAB-MUSLIMS AGAINST ISRAEL.BUT IF THEY DO GO AGAINST ISRAEL-I PREDICT-ISRAEL WILL GET SOME OF THEIR PROMISED LAND BY GOD GIVIN TO THEM.BY DEFEATING THOSE ARAB-MUSLIMS THAT COME AGAINST ISRAEL.IN THIS LIMITED WAR.THIS MIGHT BE THE TIME THAT ISA 17:1 IS FULFILLED -THOUGH.THAT DAMASCUS WHICH IS ALMOST A HEAP OF RUBBLE ALREADY.MIGHT BE FINISHED OFF.AND NO MORE WILL ANYBODY EVER LIVE IN DAMASCUS AGAIN.BUT AS I SAY THIS WILL NOT BE WW3 YET BY THE BIBLE.

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.

Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.

12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE

JOEL 3:2 (WW3 OCCURS WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED-NOT BEFORE)
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people (ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(JERUSALEM)(WW3 STARTS BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AND ISRAELIS UPROOTED FROM THEIR GOD GIVIN LAND BRINGS 3 DEAD BILLION IN WW3)

REVELATION 9:13-18 (HERES THE BEGGINIG OF WW3 IN THE FUTURE)
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(4 WINDS OF THE WORLD-WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(COULD ALSO MEAN THE 4 CORNERS OF THE EARTH OR WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)

REVELATION 16:12-16 (HERES WW3 SETUP AGAIN)
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST ALSO)


ISAIAH 17:1
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

AMOS 1:5
5  I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:(IRAQ) and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir,(JORDAN) saith the LORD.

JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23  Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24  Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25  How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26  Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27  And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)

COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL (THE WEST)(SAUDIA ARABIA WITH WEST)

EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;

(COUNTRIES AGAINST THE WEST)(NOTICE GERMANY-TURKEY IN THE AGAINST)

EZEKIEL 38:1-7
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog,(RULER) the land of Magog,(RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW)and Tubal,(TOBOLSK) and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog,(LEADER OF RUSSIA) the chief prince of Meshech(MOSCOW) and Tubal:TOBOLSK)
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands:(SUDAN,AFRICA) and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.

09/ 4/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Middle East and Francis jump hurdles in the name of peace

Christians praying

Francis’ peace vigil for Syria has swept away historical differences between Christians and brought Muslims closer together as well

Giorgio Bernardelli Rome Christians have overcome that Babel of Churches and rites that is the Middle East and are coming together in prayer. This unity goes beyond the region’s various Christian communities and extends to Muslim figures and simple faithful. Unity – which until yesterday was unthinkable in the Middle East – has been the principal result of the day of day of prayer and fasting Francis called for to appeal for peace in Syria. The Melkite Greek Patriarch Gregory III Laham announced Francis’ peace appeal to Damascus immediately. “On Saturday, all Syrian Churches are called to join forces and welcome faithful from 7 pm to midnight and let them sing and pray for peace,” the Patriarch told Italian newspaper Tempi. But in a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Béchara Raï on Sunday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Youhanna X Yazigi (the brother of one of the two bishops kidnapped in Aleppo) said he “was deeply comforted by the Pope’s appeal” and urged his communities to take part in the prayer vigil.A similar statement was issued yesterday by a representative of another Christian denomination, the Syro-Orthodox Church. Eustathius Matta Roham, the Syro-Orthodox Metropolitan Archbishop of "Jazirah and Euphrates" said: “Let us take up the Holy Father’s invitation. Our common prayer is essential in order for peace to triumph.” The prelate added that he has “asked the entire Christian Syro-Orthodox community in Syria as well as the diaspora communities across the world” to unite under the initiative proposed by Pope Francis.Saturday’s prayer vigil will have a strong impact well beyond Syria’s borders. The Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries in the Holy Land took up the Pope’s invitation and said it hoped that "every Ordinary in his diocese, eparchy or exarchate, every parish priest in his parish and his parishioners, every superior of religious Institutes, can organize the day in the most appropriate way” in the hope that "the echo of prayers that rise from our lips may cover the sound of war drum." Arab Christians in the Maghreb countries have also made the Pope’s appeal their own: “The Churches of Northern Africa have urged Christians to take part in the days of prayer, fasting and solidarity for the pacification of this fratricidal conflict. This appeal has been widely embraced,” the Bishop of the Algerian diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaia, Claude Rault wrote.The Pope’s message was broadcast on the Arab world’s main television networks and reached the hearts of many Muslims. What struck them the most was the reference to fasting, which is an important element of Islamic tradition. As Vatican Insider and other press recently reported, the Great Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Badreddin Hassou asked the Apostolic Nuncio to Damascus to attend the peace vigil in St. Peter’s Square. It is unlikely this wish will be fulfilled. Since the Great Mufri is a State official, his presence at the vigil could be misinterpreted. Nuncio Zenari told Fides news agency that Ahmad Badreddin Hassou has already extended the prayer invitation to all Syria’s Muslims. “All Christian bishops and faithful in Damascus welcome the appeal to fast and pray for peace in Syria on 7 September. Prayer is our last chance to put an end to the violence,” the Maronite Archbishop of Damascus, Mgr. Samir Nassar, told Fides. He and his community have been spending these past few days praying and hoping for an end to the war.The archbishop said “many Muslims will be joining us,” so the prayer gathering in Damascus will be a truly ecumenical and interreligious one. This shows how badly the entire Syrian population wants peace.All the various communities and parishes are preparing prayer sessions and vigils. One prayer initiative which will be very popular is the gathering at the Shrine of Tabbaleh in Damascus. The shrine is the "Memorial of St. Paul", where a Holy Mass and an ecumenical vigil are celebrated every Saturday. “At the Sanctuary, entrusted to the pastoral care of the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, "we will live an intense day of fasting, penance and prayer on September 7, to implore peace from God," the Franciscan friar Fr. Romualdo Fernandez OFM, rector of the Shrine told Fides. "The prayer vigil, with the participation of the friars, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and many of the faithful will be animated by young people and children.”"All the Franciscan churches have welcomed with great joy Pope Francis’ appeal for peace, a man who cares about the fate of Syria. The faithful feel his closeness and are excited and moved for his words,” Fr. Fernandez concluded.Speaking from Beirut, Sunni scholar and editor-in-chief of Al-Ijtihâd magazine, Ridwan Al-Sayyid, said "Lebanese Muslims are grateful to the pope for his efforts in favour of peace," "Our hope is that the Day of Prayer on 7 September and appeals by Francis against the war will stop the crisis in Syria and Lebanon," AsiaNews reports.

09/ 4/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

USCCB urges Catholics to press Congress to vote against intervention in Syria

Timothy Dolan

The Catholic Church in the U.S. has called for genuine and inclusive peace negotiations

vatican insider staff rome The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is taking decisive action against military intervention in Syria. U.S. bishops sent out a new appeal yesterday, urging Catholics to get in touch with their Representatives in Congress asking them “to vote against a resolution authorizing the use of military force in Syria … in response to heinous chemical weapons attacks on innocent civilians” and to “support U.S. leadership, in collaboration with the international community, for an immediate ceasefire in Syria and serious, inclusive negotiations for peace.”Bishops have decided to get faithful involved by sending out an Action Alert, emphasising that “both the Holy See and USCCB have condemned the chemical weapons attacks, but remain convinced that only dialogue can save lives and bring about peace in Syria.”In a letter addressed to the American Secretary of State John Kerry, last Friday, the President of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace, Bishop Richard E. Pates wrote that “the path of dialogue and negotiation between all components of Syrian society, with the support of the international community, is the only option to put an end to the conflict....” The content of this letter sent by the Secretary of State has now been reiterated in a statement issued by Bishop Pates and the USCCB’s president, Cardinal Timothy Dolan: “We are anguished by the terrible suffering of the Syrian people and again affirm the need for dialogue and negotiation to resolve this conflict that has wrought so much devastation,” the statement reads.“As our nation's leaders contemplate military action, it is particularly appropriate and urgent that we in the United States embrace the Holy Father's call to pray and fast on September 7 for a peaceful end to the conflict in Syria and to violent conflicts everywhere,” the statement added. 

09/ 5/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

The Holy See’s diplomatic action for Syria

Ambassadors meet the Pope in the Holy See

Vatican “foreign affairs minister” Mamberti’s speech to ambassadors today is a non-paper. But the Holy See is hoping the world’s governments will take what he said into account

ANDREA TORNIELLI vatican city The technical term for it is a non-paper, a non-document, an unofficial text which nevertheless expresses the Holy See’s position with regard to Syria. This is what the speech delivered this morning by the Holy See’s “foreign affairs minister” Archbishop Dominique Mamberti to the 71 ambassadors gathered in the Vatican’s Synod Hall is.The fact that it is not an official document does not mean the Vatican does not consider it important. But the Holy See’s State status is clearly atypical. The power it possesses is merely moral. Its power does not lie in the fact it is a State but in the fact that it represents the Catholic and Christian world as a whole. Naturally therefore, the Holy See hopes that all the initiatives launched as part of this “peace offensive” – the Pope’s appeal; Saturday’s peace vigil which promises to have high attendance figures, with some unexpected participants; and the Vatican’s diplomacy work – will have an impact despite the gangrenous state Syria is in.The Holy See is firmly opposed to a military attack against Assad’s armed forces. It condemns the use of chemical arms, without pointing the finger, whilst expressing the hope that those responsible are brought to justice. But judging from experience, it fears that instead of resolving the extremely serious current situation, all the bombings and the non-stop violence will end up making things worse and destabilising the entire region, with unpredictable consequences.The general principles Mamberti listed, which should guide countries in their search for a suitable solution to the conflict, are important. The first is by no means easy to achieve, two years into the conflict, namely dialogue among the parties involved and reconciliation among the Syrian people. And yet reconciliation is Syria’s only hope for a future.Mamberti’s statement about the importance of preserving unity in the country, avoiding splitting Syrian society into different zones, is clearly a reference to what happened previously in other countries like Iraq. Here, the U.S. even considered creating an enclave for Christians in the north of the country, as a response to the safety threat. It would have been like creating a sort of Indian camp, in a place where Christians have lived alongside other cultures and religions for millennia. Mamberti also spoke of the need to guarantee Syria’s territorial integrity as well as its unity. The underlying concern that permeates through Mamberti’s words, is that in Syria’s future there will be no room for religious minorities such as Christians. This is why it is crucial to ask all groups – particularly those which aspire to positions of leadership in the country – to give guarantees in this regard. “There are various ways in which this principle could be applied but it is important to respect human rights and above all religious freedom,” Mamberti pointed out. It is also important to preserve the concept of citizenship “according to which everyone, regardless of ethnic origin and religious beliefs, is guaranteed equal dignity, with equal rights and duties and everyone is free to publicly profess their religious faith and contribute to the common good.”The final phrase in Mamberti’s speech is particularly poignant. Here, the Vatican’s “foreign affairs minister” expressed concern at the “growing presence of – often foreign – extremist groups in Syria.” Mamberti urged Syrians and groups that oppose Assad to distance themselves and isolate extremists, taking a clear stand against terrorism.

REVELATION 13:11-13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

REVELATION 17:1-5
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

 

09/ 5/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Pope calls on G20 leaders to work to avoid military solution in Syria

Ambassadors were convened in the Vatican

In a letter to Russia’s President Putin, host of the G20 summit, Pope Francis appeals to each of the G20 leaders to work for a negotiated solution to the conflict in Syria and to reject a military one

gerard o'connell Rome Pope Francis has appealed directly “to each and every one” of the leaders at the G20 summit that opened today in St Petersburg, “to lay aside the pursuit of a military solution” in Syria and instead to work “with courage and determination” for “a peaceful solution through dialogue and negotiation of the parties” to the conflict there.He made his “heartfelt appeal” in a letter to President Vladimir Putin of Russia who is hosting the annual Group of 20 (G20) summit. The G 20 includes the 19 major developed and developing economies of the world plus the European Union, and accounts for over two-thirds of the world’s population and some 90 percent of its economic output.The conflict in Syria, which the Vatican said has already led to the deaths of over 100,000 people, the displacement of 4 million people and the exodus of 2 million refugees, is expected to dominate this year’s G20 summit. The meeting normally focuses on the world’s economy and, under an agenda developed under the Russian leadership, it was scheduled to devote its attention to economic stimulus, currency rates and to discourage corporate tax evasion.  However the threat of military intervention in Syria by the USA and some other countries has catapulted Syria into the agenda.The USA and France, supported by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are planning to intervene with military action to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons on August 21 that caused the deaths of several hundreds of people.  Russia, China, the UK, Germany, India and other countries oppose military intervention, as does the Holy See, while the UK parliament has rejected such a possibility.Pope Francis is totally opposed to a military intervention, and is mobilizing a global initiative for peace, especially through a day of prayer and fasting on September 7.  In his letter to President Putin he zoned in with determination on the situation in Syria and the looming military attack. He told the G20 leaders that “it is clear that, for the world’s peoples, armed conflicts are always a deliberate negation of international harmony, and create profound divisions and deep wounds which require many years to heal.”“Wars are a concrete refusal to pursue the great economic and social goals that the international community has set itself”, he said, and went on to note that “the many armed conflicts which continue to afflict the world” present us daily with “dramatic images of misery, hunger, illness and death.”  He reminded them that “without peace, there can be no form of economic development. Violence never begets peace, the necessary condition for development.”While acknowledging that “the principal purpose” of the G20 summit is not “international security”, the Pope said this year’s gathering “will surely not forget the situation in the Middle East and particularly in Syria.”It is “regrettable”, he said, that “from the very beginning of the conflict in Syria, one-sided interests have prevailed and in fact hindered the search for a solution that would have avoided the senseless massacre now unfolding”.  But now, he said, the G20 leaders “cannot remain indifferent to the dramatic situation of the beloved Syrian people which has lasted far too long and even risks bringing greater suffering to a region bitterly tested by strife and needful of peace.”Then addressing “each and every one” of the G20 leaders, Pope Francis made “a heartfelt appeal” to them “to help find ways to overcome the conflicting positions and to lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution.” He urged them to make “a renewed commitment with courage and determination” to seek “a peaceful solution through dialogue and negotiation of the parties, unanimously supported by the international community”.He also took the opportunity to remind all governments that right now they have “the moral duty to do everything possible to ensure humanitarian assistance to those suffering because of the conflict, both within and beyond the country’s borders.”On September 5, the day after the Pope sent his letter to President Putin, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States  ( “Foreign Minister”), Archbishop Dominique Mamberti”, briefed ambassadors from many of the 180 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See on its position regarding Syria,At a special meeting in the Vatican, he began by tracing, since the beginning of the conflict, the various interventions in favor of peace by Pope Benedict XVI first, and then by Pope Francis. He recalled the various atrocities in this more than two-year old fratricidal conflict including the many deaths on August 21 from “the possible use of chemical weapons”; here he called on the appropriate authorities to clarify what happened and to bring those responsible to justice.  Above all, he insisted on the need to silence the guns that are sowing death and destruction in this country of 23 million people.The Vatican ‘Foreign Minister’ warned that a continuation of the conflict risked involving other countries in the Middle East region and could also have “unforeseeable consequences” in various parts of the world.In the present situation, he called for the respect of “humanitarian law” and the need to provide humanitarian assistance to the suffering people in Syria.He emphasized the importance of “three general principles” in the search for a just and lasting solution to the conflict in Syria.  First, he said, it’s absolutely indispensable to “re-start the dialogue between the parties (to the conflict)” so as to bring reconciliation to the Syrian people. Secondly, it’s necessary to “preserve the unity of the country, and to avoid the creation of different zones for the different components of the society”; and, thirdly, it is necessary “to guarantee, besides the unity of the country, also its territorial integrity.”It would also be “important”, Archbishop Mamberti said, to ask all groups, and especially those who will have posts of responsibility in the post-conflict country, “to guarantee that in tomorrow’s Syria there will be a place for all, and in particular for the minorities, including Christians”. In practice, he said, this would mean ensuring respect for human rights and for religious freedom.He concluded by expressing the Holy See’s concern at the “growing presence of extremists groups in Syria, often coming from outside countries”. In this context, he said, it would be important to exhort the Syrian population and also the opposition groups to distance themselves from such extremists, to isolate and to openly oppose them.

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Pope Francis' letter to President Putin at the G20 

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