After the First World War was the great terror of the endless war cemeteries and the grief of the more than 10 million war dead was deep and genuine. Even then suggested the "German War Graves Commission" of why a national day of mourning. But despite all the grief the German people only 20 years later led to the Nazi madness, the cost of terrorism and war, over 50 million lives. Once again, Germany mourned again and vowed "never again war". Against forgetting why we celebrate every year since 1952 on the second Sunday before Advent, the Memorial Day and we remember that day of the war dead and victims of tyranny in all nations.
Not a day without war and not a day without sacrifice of war, terrorism and violent regimes since the Second World War passed. And despite the clear words of our Constitution, it has now become routine, that the armed forces far outside of Germany is in use. Here too, people die. About 80 soldiers of the Bundeswehr has lost in such operations abroad. Far more people are victims of such operations. And it did not appear that anyone wanted to change that. The Memorial Day has certainly continues to be justified.
are according to the teaching of the Catholic Church there is no just war. Rightly so I can outlaw war and condemn. It would, however, no effect. All warring parties carry as ever, the seemingly plausible reasons for their deadly craft in the field. As long as war is, he will of any nation in the world called into question. Only then is mourning allowed and it must be expressed the desire not to repeat such nonsense in future. After some time, but the cycle begins all over again. Again, we should institute a day of mourning, for our inability to learn from suffering and grief something lasting.
May we have no hope for peace? I do believe. In my belief in my religion there is this glimmer of hope. And not only in Christianity, in all religions is the longing for peace alive. Precisely the assumption that there is a reality that is greater than our reality, which will give our lives meaning and purpose is the saving straw. Only from our human power out, we seem not to be able to bring lasting peace to the world. We need a utopia, a vision that goes beyond ourselves, which reinforces our belief in ourselves and our value is always new. This vision is very old. The prophet Micah put it over 2700 years with the following terms: "They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks make. Nation shall not lift up sword against, and they are now no longer learn to wage war. "Then, our sorrow into joy.
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