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Article: Chicago religious leaders plan marches for peace. (Nation).(oppose military action against Iraq)(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- December 20, 2002
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Several parishes in the Chicago archdiocese were planning to hold special prayer services before Christmas to support efforts against possible military action by the United States against Iraq. The prayer service plans were underway as representatives from the archdiocese joined other Chicago-area religious leaders in urging President Bush to seek peace rather than war.
The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago issued a letter Dec. 1 asking Bush to refrain from invading Iraq without compelling evidence of the need for war. "We urge you to continue working with our allies and other nations to ...