Pope Francis said the people who have been trapped in a parish in Gaza had a decent meal for the first time in a long time, after a ceasefire was established between Israel and Hamas.
Speaking during his general audience on Wednesday, the pope repeated his frequent statement: “War is always a defeat!”
“Yesterday I called, as I do it every day, the parish of Gaza: They were happy! There are 600 people there, between the parish and the college,” Francis said.
“They told me: ‘Today we ate lentils with chicken.’ Something they weren’t used to doing these days: Just a few vegetables, sometimes… They were happy! But we pray for Gaza, for peace and for many other parts of the world. War is always a defeat! Don’t forget: War is a defeat. And who profits from wars? The weapons manufacturers,” the pope said.
By Charles Collins | cruxnow
