Following Saturday’s attack, other Catholic leaders intervened, including Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services Archdiocese of the United States. who stated that the bishops were asking for “an immediate cessation of all hostilitiesthe release of the hostages and serious negotiations for a peaceful resolution of this conflict.”
“We resolutely join our voices with those of the Holy Father Francis, reminding all parties in this conflict that war is never the answer but always a defeat,” said Bishop Broglio, also president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. in the statement. “We pray: ‘peace, please peace!'”
Also speaking out was Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, who took to social media to express his “horror” at the events.
“I am heartbroken by the information provided by Cardinal (Pierbattista) Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, regarding the murders on the grounds of the Holy Family Catholic parish church in Gaza City,” said the Cardinal. in a statement.