Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin expressed the Holy See’s issues for an escalation of conflict that would engulf the whole Middle East whereas talking at an occasion on the Italian Senate.
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, views “with nice concern” the latest Houthi insurgent assaults within the Red Sea, the escalation of violence in Gaza, and the Iranian missile assault on Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan.
He expressed the worry that, “if opposite measures aren’t taken,” there could possibly be “an enlargement, an escalation” of the battle, saying that is “precisely what we wish to keep away from.”
Cardinal Parolin shared the Holy See’s place with reporters on Wednesday afternoon at an occasion on the Italian Senate devoted to the late Cardinal Achille Silvestrini.
“The hazard is there,” stated the Cardinal. “Passions are operating so excessive, and the state of affairs is delicate… We should be sure that everybody tries to regulate their reactions so that there’s not a basic outbreak of battle.”
Pope’s concern at General Audience
Earlier on Wednesday, Pope Francis additionally expressed his concern for the enlargement of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as he spoke on the weekly General Audience.
He expressed his closeness to “the victims, all civilians, of the rocket assault that hit an city space of Erbil, capital of the autonomous area of Iraqi Kurdistan.”
“Good relations between neighbors aren’t constructed with such actions, however with dialogue and cooperation,” stated the Pope. “I ask everybody to keep away from any step that will increase rigidity within the Middle East and different warzones.”
Two peoples, two states is ‘the answer’
Speaking to reporters, Cardinal Parolin reiterated the Holy See’s place of a two-state answer for Israel and Palestine.
“For us, two peoples and two states proceed to be the answer,” stated the Cardinal. “The necessary factor can be there to discover a option to encourage dialogue.”
Holy See’s humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
Cardinal Parolin went on to contemplate the Holy See’s efforts to hunt peace and humanitarian options in Ukraine.
“We have restricted ourselves, no less than thus far, to the humanitarian dimension,” he stated. “One of the ten factors of Zelensky’s peace platform offers with humanitarian points, and that’s the place the Holy See focuses its efforts.”
Regarding the high-level Peace Conference requested by Ukrainian President Zelensky in Davos, as he spoke on the World Economic Forum, Cardinal Parolin defined that the Holy See would participate if it happens, because it has on the three earlier editions (the final in Saudi Arabia).