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Cardinal Marx Condemns Using Religion to Justify War

The sermon called out leaders who frame killing as blessed by God.

Overview

  • Preaching at Munich's Liebfrauendom, Marx called prayers for bullets to hit their targets "shameless blasphemy."
  • He referred to reports that U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth prayed for every shot in a war with Iran to find its mark.
  • He also rebuked Moscow Patriarch Kirill for casting Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a "holy war."
  • Marx urged believers to keep working for peace, solidarity, and a fairer society despite today's tense politics.
  • The message echoed Pope Leo XIV's Palm Sunday reminder that God is not a tool to justify war.