VATICAN CITY: As the 88-year-old pope recovers from pneumonia in the hospital, he urged introspection and called for an end to war in a letter published by Italy’s official newspaper on Tuesday.
In a March 14 letter, he urged for calm minds and emphasized the necessity of responsible journalism, stating that the media had a responsibility to “feel the full importance of words.”.
“They are facts that create human surroundings; they are never just words. In the letter that appeared on the newspaper’s main page, he stated, “They can unite or split, serve or exploit the truth.”
“We need to disarm the Earth, disarm minds, and disarm language. There is a strong demand for introspection, serenity, and complexity.
