“In the current war in Ukraine, we are witnessing the impotence of the United Nations Organization”. The Pope denounced this during the general audience, in the Paul VI Hall, which focused on the recent apostolic trip to Malta.
“Today – Bergoglio said – we often talk about” geopolitics “, but unfortunately the dominant logic is that of the strategies of the most powerful states to assert their interests by extending the area of ​​economic, ideological and military influence. war. Malta represents, in this context, the right and the strength of the ‘little ones’, of nations small but rich in history and civilization, which should carry on another logic: that of respect and freedom, of the conviviality of differences. , opposed to the colonization of the most powerful “. “We are seeing it even today, not only on one side, – added the Pope off the cuff – also on the other. After the Second World War, an attempt was made to lay the foundations for a new history of peace,” but unfortunately the old story of competing great powers has gone on. And, in the current war in Ukraine, we are witnessing the impotence of the United Nations organizations “.
“The recent news on the war in Ukraine instead of bringing relief and hope instead testifies to new atrocities such as the massacre in Bucha”, the pope said today, showing the flag of the battered city: “Cruelty more and more horrendous, also committed against civilians, women and children They are victims whose innocent blood cries out to heaven and begs for an end to this war, for the weapons to be silenced, for the sowing of death and destruction to be stopped. Let us pray together on this, “said Jorge Mario Bergoglio. “Yesterday precisely from Bucha – he continued – they brought me this flag: this flag comes from the war, precisely from the tormented city of Bucha and there are also some Ukrainian children here who accompany us: let’s greet them and pray together with them”, continued the Pope, let’s not forget them and let’s not forget the Ukrainian people. It is hard – continued Bergoglio – to be uprooted from one’s land for a war “. let’s not forget them and let’s not forget the Ukrainian people. It is hard – continued Bergoglio – to be uprooted from one’s land for a war “.
“Malta is a key place as regards the phenomenon of migration”, the Pontiff continued. The Holy Father spoke of the John XXIII reception center where he met “numerous migrants, who landed on the island after terrible journeys”. “We must not tire of listening to their testimonies, because only in this way can we get out of the distorted vision that often circulates in the mass media and can we recognize the faces, stories, wounds, dreams and hopes of these migrants”, he stressed. . “Each migrant is unique, he is not a number, he is a person like each of us, a person with his own dignity, his roots, his culture. Each of them is the bearer of an infinitely greater wealth than the problems that he can. entail its acceptance “. ” And let’s not forget – he added – that Europe was made up of migration. Of course, hospitality must be organized, it must be governed, and first, much earlier, it must be planned together, at an international level “.
