Pope: “The use of atomic weapons is now a clear threat”
The Pope lamented the “threat” posing today to the use of atomic weapons and urged the international community to initiate a “serious dialogue” on nonproliferation and elimination.
At the international meeting, the Pope assured that “we are witnesses to what is feared and never wanted to be heard: the use of atomic weapons, which has continued to be criminally produced and tested since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, now clearly poses a threat.” ‘Prayer for Peace’ held from a box in the Colosseum in Rome, in the presence of various religious leaders, by the Sant’Egidio community in the spirit of Assisi.
Francisco lamented “this dark scenario” and urged listening to the voices of “those without a voice”. “Here is the hope of the little and the poor: in God whose name is Peace. Peace is his gift and invoked by Him,” he assured.