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Pope Francis denounces ‘folly of war’ in Palm Sunday homily
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Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass earlier than crowds in St. Peter’s Sq. for the primary time for the reason that pandemic, Pope Francis mentioned the “folly of battle” leads folks to commit “mindless acts of cruelty.”
Francis didn’t explicitly cite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however the reference was clear, and he has repeatedly denounced the battle and the struggling delivered to harmless folks.
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“After we resort to violence … we lose sight of why we’re on the planet and even find yourself committing mindless acts of cruelty,” the pontiff mentioned throughout his Palm Sunday homily. “We see this within the folly of battle, the place Christ is crucified yet one more time.”
Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican Sunday, April 10, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Gregorio Borgia)
Francis lamented “the unjust demise” of husbands and sons, refugees fleeing bombs, younger folks disadvantaged of a future and “troopers despatched to kill their brothers and sisters.”
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After two years of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica with out a crowd as a consequence of pandemic distancing measures, the solemn celebration returned to the sq. outdoors. Tens of hundreds of pilgrims and vacationers clutched olive branches and braided palms emblematic of the ceremony that remembers Jesus’ return to Jerusalem.
A view of St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican as Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass Sunday, April 10, 2022.
(AP Photograph/Gregorio Borgia)
Historically, the pope leads a Palm Sunday procession by way of St. Peter’s Sq. earlier than celebrating Mass. Francis has been affected by a strained ligament in his proper knee that has prompted him to limp, and he was pushed in a black automobile to the altar, which he then reached leaning on an aide.
Palm Sunday opens Holy Week main as much as Easter, which this 12 months falls on April 17 and options the Good Friday Method of the Cross Procession.