The Lord said to Cain: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground”
Gen 4:10

Reflection by Pope John Paul 2nd:

“The voice of the blood shed by men continues to cry out, from generation to generation, in ever new and different ways. The Lord’s question: “What have you done?”, which Cain cannot escape, is addressed also to the people of today, to make them realise the extent and gravity of the attacks against life which continue to mark human history; to make them discover what causes these attacks and feeds them; and to make them ponder seriously the consequences which derive from these attacks for the existence of individuals and peoples.”

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1. Terrorism Is Unacceptable Because It Uses Innocent People

“The absolute unacceptability of terrorism lies precisely in the fact that it uses innocent people as means to obtain its ends, thus showing contempt and utter disregard for human life and dignity.
Intervention of the Holy See at the General Assembly of the United Nations, NY, 2006.

2. Protecting Human Rights Complements Counter-Terrorism Measures

“Effective counter-terrorism measures and the protection of human rights are not conflicting goals.
Intervention of the Holy See at the General Assembly of the United Nations, NY, 2006.

3. What Kind Of Job In Weapon Manufacturing?

“I am thinking of those who manufacture weapons for fomenting wars; just think about what kind of job this is…  These people manufacture death, they are merchants of death and they make death into a piece of merchandise. May fear of the Lord make them understand that one day all things will come to an end and they will have to give account to God.
Pope Francis, Audience, 11th June 2014, 3.

4. Terrorism And Acting On Behalf Of The Poor Do Not Go Together 

“The terrorist’s claim to be acting on behalf of the poor is a patent falsehood.
Intervention of the Holy See at the General Assembly of the United Nations, NY, 2006.

5. Cultural Counter-Terrorism Measures Are Convincing Non-Violent Alternatives

“Terrorism is a cultural manifestation — in the sense of being anti-culture and anti-civilization — of warped perceptions of reality, of xenophobic complexes, of contempt for the other, of seeing the other as a threat, of cynical abuse of religion. Faced with such a phenomenon, legal measures and arms are not sufficient; we must respond also with cultural instruments capable of convincing that non-violent alternatives to redress genuine grievances exist.
Intervention of the Holy See at the General Assembly of the United Nations, NY, 2006.

6. Counter-Terrorism Measures Go Beyond Military Solutions

“It has become more and more evident that the solution to this grave problem cannot be a purely military one, but must also focus on those who in one way or another encourage terrorist groups through political support, the illegal oil trade or the provision of arms and technology. There is also a need for education and a heightened awareness that religion may not be exploited as a means of justifying violence.
Pope Francis, Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia on the occasion of the G20 summit, 2014.

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Terrorism Quote 1 & 2 – Malala Yousafzi

“The more you speak against Islam and against all Muslims, the more terrorists it will create.”
“With guns you can kill terrorists, with education you can kill terrorism.”
Malala Yousafzai 

Terrorism Quote 3 – Muhammad Ali

“Terrorists are not following Islam. Killing people and blowing up people and dropping bombs in places and all this is not the way to spread the word of Islam. So people realize now that all Muslims are not terrorists.
Muhammad Ali

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This prayer of abandonment in God by Charles De Foucauld was of great comfort to Father Jacques Mourad , a great contributor to religious dialogue, who used to recite this prayer when he was captured by ISIS in Syria between May-Oct 2015. 

“Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you: I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me, and in all your creatures.
I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you, Lord, and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into your hands, without reserve, and with boundless confidence, for you are my Father.”

Charles De Foucauld

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