Message to Pope Hiroshima, "Need to throw away nuclear weapons" 8:08 August 7
Last year, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which had been bombed, and sent a message as it was 75 years since the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, saying, "To achieve peace. , We need to abandon the most powerful and destructive nuclear weapons."
On the 6th, the Vatican official media reported the content of the message that Pope Francisco sent to Governor Yuzaki of Hiroshima Prefecture.
Among them, I touched on visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which were bombed areas in November last year, and recalled, "I was able to deepen my thoughts about the destruction of life and assets that occurred in the two cities."
He reiterated the words that "the possession of nuclear weapons is unethical in itself" that he appealed during his visit to the A-bomb site, saying, "In order to achieve peace, all people must use weapons, especially the strongest. We need to throw away destructive nuclear weapons."
He also posted a message on Twitter, stressing that "resources used in arms races should be used for human development and protection of the natural environment."
Last year's visit to Japan was the first time in 38 years as a Pope, and it is said that Pope Francisco had the aim of raising international momentum toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, and it is expected that he will continue to actively transmit information in the future.