Pope: ‘it is immoral to use
nuclear energy to make war’
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| The atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima |
Pope Francis expresses his deep respect for the people of
Japan who have had the perseverance and faith, throughout history, to overcome
tragic trials and rise again.
By Vatican News
Pope Francis said “I feel deeply impressed and have much respect
for Japan when I read the story of the martyrs and the experiences of the
victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki”.
He was speaking to a group of Japanese journalists who were
present in the Vatican for the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Communications
of which Cardinal Thomas Aquinas Maeda, Archbishop of Osaka, is a member.
“I think of the martyrs, and of their perseverance,
perseverance in faith, to defend what they believed in, to defend their
convictions and their Christian freedom,” he said.
He then went on to reflect on what he called “another, more
human martyrdom: the suffering of the people for the atomic bomb…”
He said he admires the people because they were able to rise
again after “that infernal trial”.
“You are a people that is capable of rising again, a people
that always looks ahead,” he said.
And as a final reflection, Pope Francis described the
dropping of atomic bombs as “monstrous”.
“So now I want to reiterate a truth: using atomic energy to
make war is immoral,” he said.
Pope Francis is scheduled to make an apostolic visit to
Japan from 23 to 26 November.
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