Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned

Pope Leo says aerial military strikes should be banned Pope Leo sharply criticised aerial bombardments on Monday, saying they are indiscriminate and should be banned, in his latest anti-war comments as the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week. Leo, the first US pope, did not specifically mention the expanding conflict in a meeting with executives and staff from Italy's ITA Airways, but he strongly decried the use of airpower in warfare. "No one should have to fear that threats of death and destruction might come from the sky," said the pope.