“There is no society which can boast of never having had a single day or case of violence,” the Pope said. Therefore, he added, it’s a question of “understanding, so as not to repeat [the violence] and learn from history.” In any case, Pope Francis concluded, “under-standing is fundame-ntal,” because it is the only way in which to find a “remedy.”

Pope Francis reacts to this week’s  assault on the US Capitol in Washington DC,
09 January, 2021