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Pope decries ‘scandal’ of Ukraine Christians at war

It was a "scandal'' that Christians were fighting among themselves. - Pope Francis

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Pope Francis,, right, delivers his speech during the weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo) Pope Francis, right, delivers his speech during the weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. (AP Photo)

Pope Francis has denounced the surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, saying it was a “scandal” that Christians were fighting among themselves.

During his weekly general audience Wednesday, Francis called for greater international efforts to bring Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian troops back to negotiations.

The UN says indiscriminate shelling and an escalation in the fighting have killed at least 224 civilians in the past three weeks, raising the overall death toll to 5,358 people since April.

Francis said: “I think about you, Ukrainian brothers and sisters, and I think that this is a war among Christians! You have the same baptism, and you’re fighting among Christians. Think about this, this scandal.”

In urging prayers for peace, he said prayer was a “protest before God in times of war.”

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