Source: CNN
(CNN) – Pope Francis on Thursday wrote to the G-20 leaders, saying that military intervention in Syria would be “futile” and urging them to seek a diplomatic solution instead.
“To the leaders present, to each and every one,” Francis wrote in a public letter, “I make a heartfelt appeal for them to help find ways to overcome the conflicting positions and to lay aside the futile pursuit of a military solution.”
The pope’s letter was addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is hosting the G-20 meeting, where the Syrian conflict is expected to take center stage.