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  • Pope's message to Bush - war against Iraq will be 'unjust and illegal'

    03/06/2003 12:40:07 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 155 replies · 723+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | March 6, 2003 | BENNETT ROTH
    WASHINGTON -- A Vatican envoy Wednesday carried the pope's message to the White House that a U.S.-led war against Iraq without United Nations' approval would be "unjust and illegal." The stern words from Cardinal Pio Laghi, who met for 40 minutes with Bush, underscored the rift between the president, who considers himself a deeply religious man, and a number of Christian leaders over Iraq. Pope John Paul II has regularly preached against the war and asked Catholics worldwide to pray for peace and fast on Ash Wednesday. Several mainstream Protestant denominations also have come out against a pre-emptive strike by...