Tripoli, Libya, Jun 18, 2011 / 18:00 pm
The head of the Catholic Church in Libya says his people are sick and tired of NATO's bombing campaign. Meanwhile, there are signs of growing discontent in several of the countries whose governments have committed themselves to the operation.
“I hope that everyone’s good will prevails in order to stop this war,” said Bishop Giovanni I. Martinelli, Apostolic Administrator of Tripoli, “because we are tired of the bombing.”
“Even last night there were several,” he told Fides news agency on June 16. “Frankly we are all fed up.” As in past weeks, Bishop Martinelli's comments echoed Pope Benedict XVI's desire for a cease fire and a negotiated solution to the country's crisis.
Earlier in the week, the bishop told Fides that the war seemed to have “become uninteresting” to Western observers, and been “put in the background” in favor of other events.