Pope Francis, In Visit To Hiroshima, Says Possession Of Nuclear Weapons Is 'Immoral'
The nuclear arms race wastes resources that could instead improve people's lives and protect the environment, the pontiff said. His tour marks the first papal visit to Japan in nearly 40 years.
On the first full day of his tour of Japan, Pope Francis visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki and delivered a clear message: possessing or deploying atomic weapons is immoral.
"Peace and international stability are incompatible with attempts to build upon the fear of mutual destruction, or the threat of in Nagasaki. He spoke at the site where the United States exploded an atomic bomb in 1945, killing 74,000 people by the end of that year.
