1.0God's Politicshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspoliticsGod's Politicshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/author/godspoliticsJim Wallis: 'Peace Cannot Simply Exist as an Ideal' - God's Politicsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W1MOpYUU9X"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/2007/07/jim-wallis-peace-cannot-simply.html">Jim Wallis: ‘Peace Cannot Simply Exist as an Ideal’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godspolitics/2007/07/jim-wallis-peace-cannot-simply.html/embed#?secret=W1MOpYUU9X" width="600" height="338" title="“Jim Wallis: ‘Peace Cannot Simply Exist as an Ideal’” — God's Politics" data-secret="W1MOpYUU9X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Last week, in a little-noticed story, a group of Catholic members of Congress sent a letter to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, asking the bishops to help mobilize the church toward ending the war in Iraq. The letter was sent to Bishop William S. Skylstad, president of the USCCB and Bishop Thomas G. Wenski,…