Pope Francis told a
Vatican symposium on nuclear disarmament Friday that nuclear
weapons must be stopped because they posed a threat to
humankind.
"We can only feel a keen sense of disquiet if we consider the
catastrophic humanitarian and environmental consequences that
derive from any use of nuclear devices, he said, stressing their
"existence is functional to a logic of fear that does not regard
the parties in conflict but the whole human race".
Francis said the existence and possible use of weapons of
mass destruction was "illogical militarily".
He underscored that "relations between states cannot be
dominated by intimidation".
The pontiff also said "effective and inclusive progress can
make possible the utopia of a world devoid of deadly instruments
of attack, despite the criticism of those who deem idealistic
the process of dismantling arsenals".
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