๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐
The Bishops of Scotland today renew their urgent appeal to political leaders across the world to pursue peace with courage, determination, and sincerity. In a time marked by deepening conflict and human suffering, particularly in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan and South Sudan, the need for dialogue and diplomatic solutions has never been more pressing.
War brings devastation, loss, and division. It leaves lasting wounds in families, communities, and nations, and it disproportionately harms the innocent. The Bishops call on all those in positions of authority to reject the path of escalation and instead commit themselves to meaningful dialogue, patient negotiation, and the difficult but necessary work of peacebuilding.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. ๐๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
Reflecting on the Holy Fatherโs recent Vigil for Peace held last Saturday, the Bishops highlight his powerful words:
โLet us silence the weapons, so that the voice of humanity may be heard. Let us choose encounter over confrontation, and the courage of peace over the illusion of power.โ
The Bishops of Scotland invite Catholics across our country to join the Holy Father in this appeal. In parishes, homes, and communities, we continue to pray fervently for an end to violence and for the triumph of justice and reconciliation.
The Bishops urge all people of goodwill to stand together in hope. Peace is not beyond reach - but it requires genuine humility, courage, and a shared commitment to the dignity of every human life.
As the Holy Father begins his apostolic journey to several countries in Africa as a missionary of peace, we assure him of our continued prayers and solidarity.
