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Pope condemns ‘the futile logic of war’ as Ukraine marks Christmas on 25 December for first time

  • December 25, 2023



Pope condemns ‘the futile logic of war’ as Ukraine marks Christmas on 25 December for first time

It is war that brings a new Christmas for Ukraine for the first time since 1917 the country marked Christmas today the 25th rather than following Russia as was the norm on the 7th of January is the latest cultural shift for a country in Conflict the ongoing war on

Europe’s border as well as in the Middle East a key focus of Christmas messages this year the the Vatican the pope addressed thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square I embrace them all particularly the Christian communities of Gaza and the entire Holy Land my hearts Grieves for the victims of the awful attack of

7th of October and I reiterate my urgent appeal for the liberation of those still being held hostage I plead for an end to the military operations with their appalling Harvest of innocent civilian victims and call for a solution to the desperate humanitarian situation by an opening to the provision of humanitarian

Aid back in the UK and conflict was also Central to the message from Canterbury Cathedral this year the Skies of Bethlehem are full of fear rather than angels and Glory Ukraine hears the whales of the sirens Sudan and S Sudan ring with warning and Terror around the world we are beset with

Violence in Bethlehem the focus of religion and of conflict today Mass was held Christmas Comes regardless of front lines and politics but this year events around the world are front and center thousands of lost loved ones with little sign of conflict ending damn Whitehead sky newes

Pope Francis has called for an end to all conflicts around the world, and the Archbishop of Canterbury has used his Christmas Day sermon to highlight antisemitism in the UK, as well as the suffering of children caught up in the war.

Meanwhile, Ukraine celebrated Christmas Day on the 25th of December – a move that marks a shift away from Russia.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/archbishop-of-canterbury-set-to-highlight-children-surrounded-by-conflict-during-christmas-sermon-13037464

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  2. سًـآلَتُتُك 💔بالله الجَليلُ الْجَبَّارَ ان تنقذَنَا قَبْلُ أَن نَفوَتْ مِّنْ شِدِتْ الجوع : قال عز وجل [[مَا أفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُول وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتُمَى وَالْمَسْكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِيَاءِ مِنكُمْ وَمَا عَاتَيْكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَنكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ]] انَيَ انْتُحْيَكِ اني ذخلَةٍ عَلَى الله ثمَّ عليكِ انَيَ فَيَ وَجهك اني اختكِ اني اتْرَجَاكِ اتْوَسِلُ الْيَكِ انَقَذَنَا لُوَجه الله. يَشِهِدِ اللهُ يَحْيَ انَ مَنْ الْصَبَاحُ حُثا الانَ يَحْرَمُ علينا الاكل غير الماء ) اخواني اني اقسم بالله العلي العظيم على كتاب الله انني بنت يتيمه من اليمن ومعي اخوان صغار اقسم بالله على كتاب الله ان اخوتي ماعاد يقدرو ينطقو بكلمة من شدت الجوع وصاحب البيت يريد الإجار او بيخرجنا إلى الشارع و اني اسالك بالله وانشدك بمحمد رسول الله يا اخي لوانت مسلم وتحب الخير واتساعدني ولو ب 500 ريال يمني ان تتواصل معي او تراسلني وتساب على هذا الرقم 00967734949759 وتطلب اسم بطاقتي وترسلي ولا تتاخر وايعوضك الله بكل خير فيااخي انت رجال إذا شفت اسرتك جاوعين تعمل المستحيل من اجل تامن لهم الاكب ولكن انابنت عيني بصيره ويدي قصيره ليس لي اب مثلك يسمح دمعتي ويحميني من الذل والاهانة😭 مع واخواني سغار شوف كيف حالتهم وساعدنا وانقذنا قبل أن يطردونا في الشارع نتبهدل او نموت من الجوع انا اقسم بالله الذي رفع سبع سموات بلا عمدوبسط الارض ومهداني لااكذب عليك بحرف من هذا الرساله واني ماطلبتك إلى من ضيق ومن قسوت الضروف والحال الذي احنافيه وانا واسرتي نسالك بالله لولك مقدره على مساعدتنا لاتتاخر علينا هاذارقمي وتساب 00967715734853علينا جزاك الله خير الجزاء.'.'.'..' '.'.'.😢😢😢😢🎉😢😢🎉🎉😢🎉🎉😢😢🎉🎉😢😢🎉😢😢😢……………….

  8. A lot of apologies have neen taking place and hopefully many more will continue

    However that does not exclude the need to point out the futile logic of war and express the desire for peace over conflict.

    Right now there are many taking up polarised positions and supporting war, but that does not mean somebody should be expressing that Peace is much more preferable to tne alternative.

  14. Zelensky the non Christian is forcing his country to celebrate on 25 Dec merely to spite Russia, in fact that sums up the existence of this pseudonation for 10 years. But come 7 January it's clear what they'll celebrate and western media will ignore it

  16. Defeat of Satan
    7 Then, at the end of the thousand years, Satan will come out of prison 8 and go to deceive the nations of all the earth, the nations of Gog and Magog, and will bring them together for war. And there will be as many of them as sand on the seashore. 9 They crossed the land and surrounded the camp of God’s people and the city beloved by God. But fire came down from heaven and devoured Satan's army. 10 And then Satan, who had deceived these people, was thrown into the lake of boiling brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever.

    Condemnation of the peoples of the world
    11 Then I saw a great white throne and Him sitting on it. The earth and sky disappeared without a trace in His presence. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. Several books were opened; and another book was opened—the book of life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds written in books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell gave up the dead that were with them, and each one was judged according to his actions. 14 Both death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And if anyone's name was not written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

  27. Highlighting antisemitism in the UK? 20 thousand dead civilians in 2 months, an imposed famine and the ethnic cleansing of a region is happening and sky news is concerned about antisemitism in the UK? please present me with some evidence of this antisemitism

  30. The Vatican doesn't do near enough in denouncing wars or the rise of tyrants. Wow, he condemns the war. BFD. Meanwhile Catholics are raising the next dictator, Trump. Why isn't more being talked about in the churches about these things? Because the church doesn't want to disrupt all the scared followers giving them money or the free publicity and other bs that the fake Christian Trump is giving them.

  31. I did go to church today for the first time in a few years. The service was nice although I thought the talk too short and populist. As I walked away from the church on the way home a couple of birds tweeted sarcastically by which they laugh in a way that from familiarity with it i take to be sarcastic eg about traffic ahead although i dont remember anything that looked dangerous.

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