Pope john xxiii quotes on nuclear weapons
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The Popes and the atomic threat: Appealing to world's conscience
By Amedeo Lomonaco
There are two dates, in particular, that serve as an indelible reminder to humanity.
Pope john xxiii quotes on nuclear weapons
On 6 and 9 August 1945, two atomic bombs were dropped in Japan. A few moments after the explosions, terrifying toxic clouds engulfed the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leaving innumerable victims and piles of rubble. Those harrowing scenes are and remain the tragic backdrop for the heartfelt appeals made by the Pontiffs in recent decades — words and prayers that point to a single, desired objective: nuclear disarmament.
Pope Francis has renewed this exhortation, adding his own voice to that of his predecessors. After his apostolic trip to Japan in November 2019, on the flight from Tokyo to Rome, the Pope repeated that “the use of nuclear weapons is immoral.” For this reason, he added, “this must also be included in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.” Not only the use, but the possession of nuclear weapo