Holy See for Disarmament Says Parolin on ReArm Europe

Vatican City: The Holy See is in favour of disarmament, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s 800 billion euro ReArm Europe plan approved by the European parliament last week.

According to Ansa News Agency, Parolin remarked, “Those who rearm, sooner or later the weapons must be used, right? And this has always been the Holy See’s policy since the First World War, that is, to insist at an international level that there be general and controlled disarmament, so we cannot be happy with the direction we are going in.” These comments were made in response to questions about ReArm Europe, during the 1st Edition of “The Ramadan Table – Iftar”, an event promoted by the Moroccan Embassy to the Holy See and the Media International Communication Club.