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Pope John Paul II

Humanity should question itself, once more, about the absurd and always unfair phenomenon of war, on whose stage of death and pain only remain standing the negotiating table that could and should have prevented it.

Pope John Paul II

War

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Pope John Paul II is urging people to reflect deeply on the senseless and unjust nature of war, highlighting how it causes death and suffering. He points out that despite this destruction, the only true solution that survives is peaceful negotiation, which could have stopped the conflict from happening in the first place.

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