Kyrie eleison

As the Iraq War reaches its fifth anniversary today, it is time for the church to repent.

It is true that the church was opposed to the war from the outset. With an almost unanimous voice, church leaders and ordinary Christians said ‘no’ in loud and clear voices. We declared it to be an ‘unjust war’. And so we were on the ‘right side of history’.

But is it enough to say no to a war with our voices only?

If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit that the church took the easy path. We wrote letters, said prayers, marched in the streets. We did all the things we needed to do to salve our own consciences about the war, and absolutely nothing to stop it from happening.

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