<p>Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"War never again! Never again war!" Francis wrote on microblogging website Twitter.<br />The Pope Sunday deplored the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria at the weekly papal appearance in St. Peter's Square.<br /><br />"My heart is deeply wounded by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments," on the horizon, the Pope said.<br /><br />He referred to the possible military intervention by the US and France to punish the Syrian government over the alleged chemical weapons attack against civilians in Damascus last month.<br /><br />"With utmost firmness, I condemn the use of chemical weapons. I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart," the Pope said.<br />"Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence," Francis added.<br /><br />"I exhort the international community to make every effort to promote clear proposals for peace in that country without further delay, a peace based on dialogue and negotiation, for the good of the entire Syrian people," Pope concluded.<br /><br />A top Vatican official Monday said a military attack on Syria by western powers could cause "a war of global dimensions".<br /><br />"The way to solve Syria's problems cannot be that of armed intervention," Monsignor Mario Toso, head of the Vatican's justice and peace council, told Vatican Radio.<br /><br />"The conflict is a powder keg primed to explode into a war of global dimensions. <br /><br />Violence never leads to peace - war engenders war, " Toso said.<br /><br />"The only way forward is reason and initiatives based on dialogue and negotiation... which are possible if there is mutual respect and love," he added.</p>
<p>Pope Francis has urged an end to all wars and condemned the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"War never again! Never again war!" Francis wrote on microblogging website Twitter.<br />The Pope Sunday deplored the suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria at the weekly papal appearance in St. Peter's Square.<br /><br />"My heart is deeply wounded by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the dramatic developments," on the horizon, the Pope said.<br /><br />He referred to the possible military intervention by the US and France to punish the Syrian government over the alleged chemical weapons attack against civilians in Damascus last month.<br /><br />"With utmost firmness, I condemn the use of chemical weapons. I tell you that those terrible images from recent days are burned into my mind and heart," the Pope said.<br />"Never has the use of violence brought peace in its wake. War begets war, violence begets violence," Francis added.<br /><br />"I exhort the international community to make every effort to promote clear proposals for peace in that country without further delay, a peace based on dialogue and negotiation, for the good of the entire Syrian people," Pope concluded.<br /><br />A top Vatican official Monday said a military attack on Syria by western powers could cause "a war of global dimensions".<br /><br />"The way to solve Syria's problems cannot be that of armed intervention," Monsignor Mario Toso, head of the Vatican's justice and peace council, told Vatican Radio.<br /><br />"The conflict is a powder keg primed to explode into a war of global dimensions. <br /><br />Violence never leads to peace - war engenders war, " Toso said.<br /><br />"The only way forward is reason and initiatives based on dialogue and negotiation... which are possible if there is mutual respect and love," he added.</p>