"Pope Leo suggested on Friday that Christian political leaders who start wars should go to ​confession & assess whether they are following the teachings ‌of Jesus, without naming any specific leaders or conflicts.

'Do those Christians who bear grave responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility & courage ​to make a serious examination of conscience and to ​go to confession?' the pope asked in a speech ⁠to priests."

~ Joshua McElwee

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https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-leo-says-christians-who-start-wars-should-go-confession-2026-03-13/

In a survey of 25 countries, the United States was the only country in which more adults describe the morality of their compatriots as bad than good. 53% of respondents said that the morality and ethics of other people in their country is either somewhat or very bad. Since this is a new question for Pew Research, the team says they don't know whether this is a long-held view or something new. A million miles away in sentiment, but just kilometres away geographically, 92% of Canadians think other Canadians are either very good or somewhat good.

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