Pope Francis Romanus Joins Others With Warning Of World War III, Condemns Western Intervention in Syria

Pope Francis Romanus Joins Others With Warning Of World War III, Condemns Western Intervention in Syria



Pope Francis, as well as other Christian leaders in the Middle East and around Europe are sounding the alarm of a possible global conflict should the US and other western powers launch an attack on Syria. In an interview with Vatican Radio yesterday, the Syrian Chaldean Catholic bishop of Aleppo, Antoine Audo, said that armed intervention in Syria could unleash a "world war." "If there is an armed intervention, that would mean, I believe, a world war. That risk has returned," he said. The comments follow an urgent appeal by Pope Francis this weekend for the world's powers not to intervene in the escalating Syrian conflict. On Sunday, Pope Francis called on the international community to do everything they could to avoid military action, calling for them "to be more sensitive to this tragic situation and make every effort to help the beloved Syrian nation find a solution to a war that sows destruction and death."

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