Letter to the Pope “For our tailwinds to the abolition of nuclear weapons”
On the 25th, one night after the visit of Hiroshima by the Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, the deputy chief of Tomoyuki Sakimaki, the delegation of Hiroshima Prefecture, responded to NHK's interview. After clarifying the contents of the letter I gave, I said, “I had courage in my peace activities.”
The Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church attended the “Gathering for Peace” held at the Peace Park in Hiroshima City on the night of the 25th, gave a speech in front of approximately 2,000 survivors, and gave nuclear weapons to the world. He called for a move toward abolition.
One of the survivors invited to the gathering, Tomoyuki Hiromaki, deputy chief of Hiroshima Prefecture Kdankyo, responded to NHK's interview on the 25th of the night and clarified the contents of the letter handed to the Pope. did.
The letter says, “We will go uphill as nuclear weapons disappear from this world while we are alive. We just ask the Pope. Please guide us as a tailwind.” Is written.
On top of that, the deputy president of Makiko told the Pope, “I hope for peace rather than war and hope for the elimination of nuclear weapons.” The pope ’s words “the nuclear weapons in the world are useless” It overlaps with our feelings. It gave me courage for my peace activities. "