Though the Pope is the head of a particular religious institution and his address was meant to the students studying a particular religion, one could see its universal significance.
Teachers do not go to a battlefield and stop war, but they can play a powerful role in enabling their students to study war and conflict without developing a war mindset.
I agree – 'there is no path to peace, peace is the path.' It must start here and now, and we must walk our talk, and bring that empathy to our immediate neighborhood and community.