Synod sends special message to families suffering because of war
October 10, 2014
The Synod of Bishops paused in its discussions on October 10 to send a message of support to families suffering because of warfare.
“In particular, we raise to the Lord our prayers for Iraqi and Syrian families, forced on account of their profession of the Christian faith or their belonging to other ethnic or religious communities, to abandon everything and flee towards a future without any form of certainty,” the Synod statement read.” We join with the Holy Father Francis in emphasizing that no one may use the name of God to commit violence, and that to kill in the name of God is a grave sacrilege.”
The Synod fathers thanked the aid organizations that are working to provide relief to refugees in the Middle East. It called on international leaders to work for the restoration of peace in the region.
The bishops promised their prayers for other families suffering because of armed conflicts elsewhere in the world. The message commended these families to the care of the Holy Family of Nazareth, “which suffered on the painful road of exile make every family a community of love and reconciliation a source of hope for the whole world.”
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