Jack Gilroy came up with the idea of writing a letter to the American Pope, Leo, to call for an urgent meeting of the leaders of the nuclear-armed countries to end all wars, and to abolish nuclear weapons.
He emphasized the urgency of avoiding nuclear war that is closer now than during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. He shared how it was Pope John XXIII who made an appeal to John Kennedy and Nikita Krushchev that touched both of them and led to the end of the crisis.
We also talked about Ann Wright’s (ret. Colonel US Army, and former diplomat) appeal to the conscience of every US soldier who is now fighting America’s latest wars in Iran and Ukraine. “Save your Soul, your Conscience and your Sanity.”
The appeal to “Conscience” is what connects the two topics discussed with Jack, ending the threat of nuclear war, and disobeying illegal orders.
“Non-Violence, or Non-existence,” Fr. John Dear.
The link to the letter to Pope Leo:
https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2026/07/27/letter-to-archbishop-john-wester-to-urge-pope-leo-xiv-to-call-for-a-peace-conference/
