Ecumenical peace petition denounces plans to attack Iraq. (Nation).(Roman Catholic peace movement Pax Christi )(Brief Article)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: August 16, 2002 | Copyright information

A peace petition drafted by the international Roman Catholic peace movement Pax Christi was delivered to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, denouncing the reported Anglo-American plans to attack Iraq as "immoral and illegal."

The document attracted nearly 3,000 signatures, including those of Archbishop of Canterbury-designate Rowan Williams, three other Anglican bishops and six Roman Catholic diocesan bishops as well as theologians and academics from across Great Britain...

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