Pope Francisescu: Stop it! Stop! Let's switch off weapons (VIDEO)

It's been more than a month since the invasion of Ukraine, since the beginning of this cruel and meaningless war, which, like any war, is a defeat for all. We must reject war, a place of death where fathers and mothers bury their children”, he said.

The war in Ukraine was destroying the country's future, he said, citing a statistics that half of the country's children had to leave the country.

This is the animal of war, something that is barbarous and sacrilegic. If we get out of this war the same way we used to, we're all somehow guilty. In the face of danger of self - destruction, mankind must realize that the time has come to abolish war before the war abolishes mankind”, the pope said.

On the other hand, he called for the ban on weapons and to be negotiated for peace, Reuters reports, broadcast Clankosova.tv.

I beg every politician involved to reflect on this, make a commitment, and, looking at the martyr Ukraine, to realize that every day of war makes the situation worse for everyone. Stop it! Stop! Let the guns stop. The seriously negotiating peace”, he said further.