Pope criticises US for ignoring diplomacy before Iraq war
Pope Benedict XVI made a veiled attack on the United States for failing to listen to the international community before starting the war in Iraq.
In a carefully-worded speech to the United Nations� General Assembly, the Pope underlined the need for diplomacy.
�Multilateral consensus continues to be in crisis because it is still subordinated to the decisions of a few, whereas the world�s problems call for interventions in the form of collective action,� he said, adding that international rules must be �binding�.
He continued: �There have been painful lessons for the US, the UN and other member states. I think in the end everybody�s concluded it�s best to work together with our allies and through the UN,� the Pope said.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican�s UN representative, said the Pope wanted to attack �the false notion that might makes right�.
In a carefully-worded speech to the United Nations� General Assembly, the Pope underlined the need for diplomacy.
�Multilateral consensus continues to be in crisis because it is still subordinated to the decisions of a few, whereas the world�s problems call for interventions in the form of collective action,� he said, adding that international rules must be �binding�.
He continued: �There have been painful lessons for the US, the UN and other member states. I think in the end everybody�s concluded it�s best to work together with our allies and through the UN,� the Pope said.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican�s UN representative, said the Pope wanted to attack �the false notion that might makes right�.
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