Show POPE MS TO POWERS IMPLORES RULERS TO STOP CAR NAGE WHICH FOR A YEAR HAS dishonored this Is the blood of brothers that Is being shed on land and sea are asked to put an end to terrible strife paris pope benedict has made an appeal to the warring nations to end the war which has been in progress in europe for the past twelve months in his appeal he bays when we were called to succeed to the apostolic throne of pope pius X whose upright and exemplary life was brought to an end by the struggle which broke out in europe we too felt after gazing fearfully upon the bloody battlefield the de of a father who witnesses his home torn asunder and ravaged by a furious tempest we thought with inexpressible sor row of our young sons cut down by death we felt in our heart enlarged by christian charitableness the great unspeakable sadness of mothers and of wives made widows before their times and the tears of children de priced too soon of parental guidance today on the sad anniversary of the terrible conflict our heart gives forth the wish that the war will soon end e raise again our voice to utter a fatherly cry for peace may this cry dominating the frightful noise of arms reach the warring peoples and their chiefs and induce kindly and more se rene intentions in the name of the lord god in alie name of the father and lord in heaven in the name of the blessed blood of jesus the price of the redemption demp tion 0 humanity we implore the belligerent nations before divine providence forthwith to end the hor carnage which for a year has been dishonoring burcope this ie the blood of brothers that la being shed on land and sea the most beautiful regions of europe this gar den of the world are sown with bod les and ruins anere where recently fields and factories thrived cannon now roar in a frightful manner in a frenzy of demolition sparing neither cities nor villages and spreading the ravages of death you who before god and men are charged with the grave responsibility of peace and war listen to our prayer listen to the fatherly voice 0 the vl car of the eternal and supreme judge to whom you should give account of your public works as well as private actions and it cannot be said that the enor conflict cannot be ended with out violence of arms may this craze tor destruction be abandoned nations do not perish humiliated and op pressed they tremblingly carry the yoke imposed on them and prepare their revenge transmitting from gen to generation a sorrowful her ilage of hate and vengeance why not now weigh with serene conscience the rights and lust aspirations of the peo pies why not start with good will a direct or indirect exchange of views with the object of considering as far as possible these rights and ashira tlona and thus put to an end the ter combat |