Vatican diplomats condemns military attacks on civilians
October 31, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Vatican’s permanent observer at UN headquarters in Geneva, strongly condemned military attacks on civilian populations in an address to a Red Cross/Red Crescent conference.
“Slaughtered civilians can never be considered ‘collateral damage,’” the archbishop insisted. He noted with regret that “there is no conflict that does not end up in some way indiscriminately striking the civilian population.”
The precept of international law that prohibits attacks on civilians should never be seen as merely a recommendation, Archbishop Balestrero said; it is a strict moral obligation.
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