Pope condemns possession of nuclear weapons in shift from church's acceptance of deterrence

Pope condemns possession of nuclear weapons in shift from church's acceptance of deterrence

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by Joshua J. McElwee

Nov 10, 2017

Pope Francis has openly denounced the continuing possession of nuclear weapons by various world governments, in what appears to be a departure from the Roman Catholic Church’s prior acceptance of the Cold War-era global system of nuclear deterrence and mutually assured destruction.