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"It should be clear by now that war used as an instrument of resolution of conflicts between states was rejected, even before the Charter of the United Nations, by the conscience of the majority of humanity, except in the case of defense against an aggressor," the Pope stressed. "The vast contemporary movement in favor of peace -- which, according to Vatican Council II, is not reduced to a 'simple absence of war' -- demonstrated this conviction of men of every continent and culture," he added.

He did seem to phrase it in a way that could be taken to show agreement with the peace movement. This is the same Pope that said that evolution wasn't necessarily at odds with Catholicism, and more recently made comments that could be interpreted as endorsing some "New Age" beliefs.

Even though I'm not a believer, I'd admire a Pope more that has the guts to tell me that I'm going to burn if I don't convert than a Pope that wants to get consensus on the matter from the "international community".

Folks who are orthodox Catholic believers have no problem understanding what the pope is saying and what he means by it.

Folks who are not interested in being truly Catholic twist and distort to find license and/or modernism in this pope's words to either attack him or to pretend he is on your side. Either way it is evil.

(You are of the latter category, I believe).