Senior Iranian cleric urges Pope to counsel US president
Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, a prominent scholar and head of the Islamic Sciences Department at the Academy of Sciences, addressed a letter to Pope Leo XIV, urging him to intervene following recent military actions against Iran. He called on the Pope to remind the US President of the teachings of Jesus Christ to halt further aggression.
In his letter, Mohaghegh Damad noted that after the bloodshed of the Middle Ages and two World Wars, humanity moved toward rationality by establishing the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions to prohibit aggression and mandate humanitarian principles. He emphasized that peace, justice, and ethics are the core of all divine religions, according to IRNA.
Regrettably, he stated, the US President — who claims to follow Jesus Christ — initiated an act of aggression against Iran alongside the Zionist regime, despite significant domestic opposition. The letter highlights the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatullah Seyyed Ali Khamenei through a ruthless assassination and the devastating bombing of schools, kindergartens, and medical centers, which flagrantly violates international law and the immunity of such institutions.
He urged the Pope to guide the president back to the path of Christian teachings to prevent further bloodshed. He concluded by expressing hope that world governments will abandon conflict in favor of friendship and kindness, focusing their efforts on improving human life and deepening moral values.