{"id":6803,"date":"2006-07-14T09:11:29","date_gmt":"2006-07-14T09:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/on-the-middle-east.html"},"modified":"2006-07-14T09:11:29","modified_gmt":"2006-07-14T09:11:29","slug":"on-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/07\/on-the-middle-east.html","title":{"rendered":"On the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Vatican:<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano today made the following declaration on Vatican Radio:<\/p>\n

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  <\/span>"The news we are receiving from the Middle East is certainly worrying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  <\/span>"The Holy Father Benedict XVI and all his collaborators are following with great attention the latest dramatic episodes, which risk degenerating into a conflict with international repercussions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  <\/span>"As in the past, the Holy See also condemns both the terrorist attacks on the one side and the military reprisals on the other. Indeed, a State’s right to self-defense does not exempt it from respecting the norms of international law, especially as regards the protection of civilian populations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  <\/span>"In particular, the Holy See deplores the attack on Lebanon, a free and sovereign nation, and gives assurances of its closeness to those people who have suffered so much in the defense of their own independence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  <\/span>"Once again, it appears obvious that the only path worthy of our civilization is that of sincere dialogue between the contending parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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