Church leaders seem to say little in these days of horror

That a second Malaysian Airlines plane should fall out of the sky in such a short time adds to the grief and shocking sadness of the event.

Some hours earlier yesterday  Israel and Hamas agreed to a break in trying to kill one another.  And then they get back at. This time with the Israel Defence Forces, IDF, invading Gaza. And it's as evil and as mad as that.

It now seems likely that MH 17 was shot down.

Yesterday 70 years ago the Red Army crossed into Poland on its way to Berlin to help in the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany.

The loss of one life is shocking and damages the entire community.

What would happen if all religious leaders in Ukraine today went to the sight of that disaster and told the authorities they were staying there until peace reigned in Ukraine?

Are religious leaders really interested in life and the lives of people or is it all just one fancy power game they play? Is there a single true prophet in any of the churches right now?

Imagine if cardinals from eastern Europe met in Donetsk these days and they too decided they were staying there until peace broke out.

Has there been much of an uproar from the churches over the death of so many people in these last days? Over 2,000 people have been seriously injured in Palestine.

And all the pious words we hear about life.