June 8 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV said every war represents a "painful defeat" in negotiations Monday in the first time a pontiff has addressed the Cortes Generales, Spain's parliament. He said that while weapons can cause momentary silence , they can never bring true and lasting peace to humanity. "Every war constitutes, ultimately, a painful defeat of the capacity to negotiate and also of that shared conscience of humanity that recognizes bonds of justice between nations," Pope Leo said . "The