We Support Peace
- Benedictine Sisters of Chicago
- Jan 22
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 26
As sisters who pray daily for peace, we support the statement “Charting a Moral Vision of American Foreign Policy” released Monday from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago; Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington; and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark.
The statement begins:
“The events in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland have raised basic questions about the use of military force and the meaning of peace. The sovereign rights of nations to self-determination appear all too fragile in a world of ever greater conflagrations. The balancing of national interest with the common good is being framed within starkly polarized terms.”
Cardinal Cupich commented:
“We cannot stand by while decisions are made that condemn millions to lives trapped permanently at the edge of existence. Pope Leo has given us clear direction and we must apply his teachings to the conduct of our nation and its leaders.”
We stand with the consistent teaching of the Catholic Church in opposing the use of military force as a means of resolving political and democratic crises. This informed our corporate stance Against Exorbitant Military Spending, in which we call to "end exorbitant military spending in order to provide for the unmet needs of our nation's people".
Earlier in January, we shared our concern for recent events in Venezuela, and supported the statement released by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR).
With deep concern for the people of Venezuela, we stand in solidarity with the consistent teaching of the Catholic Church in opposing the use of military force as a means of resolving political and democratic crises.
We acknowledge the recent suffering of Venezuelans, and we know that violence and war do not bring peace; they deepen suffering, destabilize nations, and place the most vulnerable at greatest risk.
We pray for peace with our sisters and brothers of the Confederation of Latin American Religious (CLAR) and share the sentiment of this statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR).
