Our Congregation is focusing Gospel Nonviolence
following the emphasis on this in the universal church. Sisters Neomi
Hayes, Dorothy Ettling, and Martha Ann Kirk spent the last few days of 1999 and
the opening of 2000 in a retreat at the Nevada Nuclear Testsite focusing on
that and learning more of the evil of nuclear weapons.
“Pope Francis firmly condemned the
possession of nuclear weapons for the first time at a Vatican conference on
disarmament, a significant move that extends the Roman Catholic Church’s
position on the immorality of nuclear weapons.
The Holy See’s Dicastery for
Integral Human Development hosted the conference Nov. 10-11 to discuss the
steps toward a world without nuclear weapons. Cardinal Peter Turkson, the head
of the dicastery, warned of the “increasing drumbeat of a possible nuclear
conflagration” and said that a candid conversation is urgently needed on how to
move toward a nuclear weapons-free world.
Pope Francis is greeted by
participants at a conference on nuclear disarmament on November 10 at the
Vatican. (Photo credit: L'Osservatore Romano/Vatican)
“The
pope’s comments reflect a notable shift on the issue of possession of nuclear
weapons. Although the Roman Catholic Church has consistently advocated for the
abolition of nuclear weapons, it has accepted nuclear deterrence on a limited
basis. . .
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