We can resolve conflicts as humans, not as beasts says pope

We can resolve conflicts as humans,

not as beasts, Pope Leo XIV said Friday.

"War is never worthy of man, and is never blessed by God,

because the Creator has endowed us with the intelligence and

will to resolve conflicts as human beings, not as beasts,

perhaps armed with hyper-technological weapons," the pope said

in his homily during a Mass in St. Peter's, which effectively

opened the Extraordinary Consistory.

"The unity of the human family precedes individual peoples and

states. It is not just a biological fact: it is an ethical

principle," added Leo.

The first working session with the cardinals is dedicated

precisely to the international situation.

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