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In his prayer intention for March, Pope Leo XIV invites us to pray that nations lay down their weapons, adopt diplomacy and justice, and seek true security founded on trust and solidarity among peoples.
MARCH - For Disarmament And Peace - "Let us pray that nations move to effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence." (SEE Full Prayer of Pope Leo below the Video)
MARCH - For Disarmament And Peace - "Let us pray that nations move to effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence." (SEE Full Prayer of Pope Leo below the Video)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amén.
Lord of Life,
you shaped every human being in your image and likeness.
We believe you created us for communion, not for war,
for fraternity, not for destruction.
You who greeted your disciples saying, “Peace be with you,”
grant us the gift of your peace
and the strength to make it a reality in history.
Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world,
asking that nations renounce weapons
and choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy.
Disarm our hearts of hatred, resentment, and indifference,
so we may become instruments of reconciliation.
Help us understand that true security
does not come from control fueled by fear,
but from trust, justice, and solidarity among peoples.
Lord, enlighten the leaders of the nations,
so they may have the courage to abandon projects of death,
halt the arms race,
and place the lives of the most vulnerable at the center.
May the nuclear threat never again dictate the future of humanity.
Holy Spirit,
make us faithful and creative builders of daily peace:
in our hearts, our families,
our communities, and our cities.
May every kind word, every gesture of reconciliation,
and every choice for dialogue be seeds of a new world.
Amen.
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Comments
MILITARISM AND WAR ruin the world. Since 1900 they have killed 200m people, traumatized two billion and destroyed hundreds of millions of homes. We have had two World Wars, a long Cold War and some two hundred wars down to Russia/Ukraine and Gaza/Israel now. Wars and the military have impoverished every household on the planet by about $250,000. Wars keep coming. Weapons are attack-defence and provoke them. Half the world is under military dictators. We have a 120m war refugees. A destroys B and B destroys A. There is maybe $400bn of damage in Ukraine and Gaza in the last three years. It is a broken system.
THE SUPERPOWERS ARE STUCK.
We are locked in the problem; arms seem the only option. "Arms will give us peace" we are told, but they bring wars. The Superpowers are stuck, building for the next enemy, selling arms round the world, dominating the United Nations, and doing do wars and rumours of wars. They back the wrong kind of power, and so WE have to make international law-abiding peace. They resist disarmament, but WE bring it about, because arming will devastate the world again, if we do not act. How can full world disarmament be carried out? A little thought shows it can be practical, safe and relatively easy.
THE PROCESS OF FULL WORLD DISARMAMENT.
It needs a process that everybody understands. It is a big problem, and it needs a big solution. We do full world disarmament, not ineffective bits.
1. THE DISARMING PROCESS. We cut ALL forces, military budgets and destroy all arms by 20% each year until they are all gone in five years. Everybody understands what is going on. Open inspection, unlimited surveillance and UN policing make it transparent and safe.
2. NO NEW WEAPONS. Arms companies end all weapons production and are subsidised to repurpose 80%, 60%, 40%, 20% by their governments. Having, selling or using weapons becomes a criminal offence, as in domestic law.
3. CLOSE DOWN TERRORISM. Terrorists are offered buyback on their arms. If they resist, they are disarmed by UN forces (which contract as the arms decline). Dictators get a pension and a home.
4. COMPLY OR ELSE. Any states which do not comply pay for the cost of arming against them in world-wide heavy external tariffs until they fall in line.
5. INTERNATIONAL LAW RULES. Military damage requires full reparations backed by all states. War can never pay.
It requires a year to mobilize and plan and five to complete. By 2031 the world is disarmed. The military are not in charge; we tell them what to do and they do it. There are 30m new skilled workers for the world. All states say they want peace; this is it, practical and safe. Enemies recede. We fully disarm the world of weapons, destruction and mass killing and the world heals.