"Source? The Pope told Saddam to comply with UN sanctions and resolutions or suffer the consequences."
Was this before or after the war?
I think the Pope came out against the war.
Pope Aziz concrete commitments
The Pope said war should be a last resort. His prudential opinion of when "last resort" occurs is obviously different than that of President Bush. It's unlikely that the Pope, who believes in the redemption of all men, including his own assassin, Mehmet Ali Agca, would ever advocate waging war.
Much of what comes out of the Vatican attributed to the Pope must be taken with a grain of salt and filtered. Take into consideration the agency filing the report and the Vatican personnel, most of whom do not speak for the Pontiff, making the statements.