Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of the Vatican State, said this at the Holy Mass offered for Ukraine at Santa Maria Major Basilica in Rome.
C. Rubini CTC, Vatican News
The cardinal said there is no situation that the Lord cannot lift up amid the unrelenting violence of the war that has continued since Russia’s annexation of Ukraine last February. Diplomats and representatives from more than 60 countries took part in the liturgy commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the Holy See. Cardinal Parolin prayed for those suffering in the war and for an end to the war.
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He added that no situation was compromised that the Spirit of God could not raise and that there were ways of rebuilding among the ruins. The cardinal said that God wants everyone to live in unity, not to destroy each other but to help each other to grow, and therefore to be filled with God’s spirit to free them from the danger of armed conflict. Cardinal Parolin said that God’s dream is a true human brotherhood.
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The cardinal, who asked not to give in to enmity, indicated that Jesus was challenging each man with shocking questions, asking him to show repentance. He observed that these words would break the hearts of the victims of injustice and shock them. But he underlined that they are not an invitation to succumb to injustice. The secretary of the Vatican said that Jesus is not asking for justice but a mind to end the cycle of violence. He also informed that the invitation of the Lord is to be careful and watchful against the evil that grows in us and to be careful not to get into a grudge.
“If it is right to protect us from those who want to destroy us, it is even more right to protect us from hatred and enmity. We cannot end the evil outside when evil grows within us,” he continued.
Expressing hope that even a desert can be transformed into a flourishing garden, Cardinal Parolin prayed to the Lord for peace. “There is no situation so compromised that the Spirit of God cannot be resurrected. Our prayer for peace is rooted in this.” In this way, Cardinal Parolin told those present, “even a desert can be transformed into a flourishing garden.”
Noting that since the beginning of the war for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis has made several appeals, the cardinal added, adding that he has offered the Holy See’s availability to help in every possible way.