While not mentioning Israel specifically, Pope Francis said in response to a question about the IDF's campaign in Lebanon that all countries must beware the tendency to go "beyond morality" when conducting wars.
Asked on Sunday about Israel’s ongoing strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, Pope Francis said that all countries must be careful not to go “beyond morality” when conducting war.
The remarks by the Catholic leader, who has maintained a policy of neutrality during the nearly year-long war triggered by the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre, followed Friday’s killing of Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah.
“When there is something disproportionate, there is a dominating tendency that goes beyond morality,” said Francis. “A country that does these things—and I’m talking about any country—in a superlative way, these are immoral actions.”