Many parishioners, both Eritreans and Ethiopians, share these same feelings. We know that political emotions and fury are running high among our two nationalities. Many of our people mistakenly believe that full-scale war would be the only solution. Perpetuating war is never a solution. It is a serious mistake, and a dangerous problem for our two neighboring countries, still recovering and rehabilitating from the previous damages caused by the last war of 30 years.
War is destructive to human society, and it is an intrinsic evil.
It destroys peace and stability in the world, dividing peoples and nations on the line of racial hatred and prejudice. In war everyone is a loser. We lose far too many lives. We lose members of our families, relatives, and friends. We lose human and societal relationships.