Vatican City, Jul 27, 2016 / 08:05 am
On the flight to Poland for World Youth Day, Pope Francis on Wednesday responded to recent violence across the globe by saying that the world is at war.
"When I speak of war, I talk about it seriously, but it's not a war of religion. It's a war for money, for resources, for nature, for dominion. This is the war," Pope Francis told journalists on his July 27 flight from Rome to Krakow.
"Could one think of a religious war? No. All religions want peace. Others want war," he said. "Is that clear?"
Francis addressed the 70 journalists on board the papal plane when, as usual, he came to the back to greet them each individually and thank them for their work.