# Statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

- Link: https://nweparchy.ca/2022/02/statement-on-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/
- Published: 2022-02-24T13:43:59-08:00
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### Statement of the Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

 

The Executive Committee of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) condemns
the escalation of tensions and violence in the Ukraine marked by Russia’s invasion,
which was seen today, Thursday, 24 February 2022, in the form of militarization 
and bombing in various Ukrainian cities.

 

In solidarity with the Head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav
Shevchuk, in unison with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with the people of Ukraine
as well as with Canadians of Ukrainian origin and descent, we encourage the faithful
and all people of good will to pray for the imminent restoration of peace, dialogue,
and human fraternity.

 

Conscious of the regrettable lessons about violence which we have all learned throughout
human history, we implore all involved to pursue non-violent means to resolve disputes
and disagreements. The use of military force does not favour dialogue and peace;
rather, it endangers innocent human life, the dignity of the human person and the
security and safety of all the people caught up in this conflict.

 

Jesus came to bring the gift of peace, and it is through Him that new pathways of
dialogue can be opened, even when all other avenues appear closed. With Pope Francis,
who has entrusted this situation to the intercession of Mary, the Mother of God,
we ask Our Lady, through her powerful intercession, to open hearts so that anger,
resentment, and division may start to be healed and that any further escalation 
of unnecessary violence may be avoided.

 

Thursday, 24 February 2022