Rome: Pope Francis makes emotional anti-war plea: 'No more of these useless massacres'

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"Wars produce nothing more than cemeteries and death. Humanity seems to have not learned that lesson, or doesn’t want to."

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By Amy Kellogg | November 3, 2017

In an emotional appeal on Thursday, a teary-eyed Pope Francis pleaded for world peace.

“Please Lord, stop. No more wars. No more of these useless massacres,” the pope said at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, south of Rome.

The mass was a celebration of All Souls Day, when Italians honor their dead. The pontiff said the venue, a cemetery, was a fitting place for an anti-war speech.

“Wars produce nothing more than cemeteries and death,” Pope Francis said. “Humanity seems to have not learned that lesson, or doesn’t want to.”

The cemetery is set on 77 pristine, rolling green acres. The graves of 7,860 American soldiers killed in World War II are buried there. They are marked by white crosses or Stars of David.

The marble walls of the chapel are inscribed with the names of 3,095 soldiers missing in action.

These are the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, never made it home, even in death, and are far from relatives who might want to make regular visits, to leave flowers or thoughts.  Pope Francis placed white roses on some of the headstones on Thursday.

He also starkly told the solemn crowd: “The world is once more at war and is preparing to go even more forcefully into war.” 

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