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An Ayatollah has penned an open letter to Pope Leo XIV, calling for the pope to advise US leaders to end the war underway in the Middle East
On March 5th, Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad Ahmadabadi wrote:
'As the first Pope from the United States, Your Holiness possesses a unique and historic opportunity to speak to the conscience of Western leadership. Given the deep Christian faith often professed by these leaders, your voice carries a weight that transcends traditional diplomacy.
Therefore, we respectfully request that Your Holiness, by reminding [the American leadership] of the teachings of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him)—the Prince of Peace—guide them so that they refrain from committing such acts and that no more human blood be shed upon the earth.
Religion must never be a tool for war, but a balm for the wounds of the world. I pray that through your intervention, the "law of force" may be replaced by the "force of law" and the spirit of reconciliation'