2012-02-13 08:53:20

Pope Benedict makes appeal for Syria


Speaking to the thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, the Pope called for an end to the violence and bloodshed that has claimed thousands of lives in Syria. The Holy Father made the appeal at his Sunday Angelus.

The Holy Father also called for priority to be given to the path of dialogue, reconciliation and peace.

Much of the conflict in Syria has focused on the city of Homs where 23 were killed yesterday after a lull in shelling on Saturday. Protests which began 11 months ago have left thousands dead. The government of President Bashar Al Assad did promise to enact political reforms but they remain far from the changes demonstrators are asking for. Even a resolution on Syria put forward by the UN Security was vetoed by both China and Russia.

Pope Benedict said he was following with great apprehension events in Syria and he added that he remembered in prayer the victims, including children, “those who have been wounded and those suffering the consequences of an increasingly worrying conflict."

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