It is madness to think of using
nuclear weapons, Pope Francis told his weekly general audience
in the Vatican on Wednesday after Russian President Vkladuimir
Putin said he would not bluff on using all means in Ukraine amid
recent reversals.
Recalling his recent visit to Kazakhstan, the pope said "we must
recognize that Kazakhstan has made very positive choices, like
saying No to nuclear weapons".
"In this it was brave, at a time when this tragic war (in
Ukraine) leads some people to think about nuclear weapons, that
madness!"
Pope Francis said he spoke yesterday to Cardinal Konrad
Krajewski who was in Ukraine on his fourth humanitarian and
pastoral mission to the nation.
The Cardinal, who heads the Dicastery for the Service of
Charity, gave the Pope an update and impressions on what Pope
called the "terrible situation in tormented Ukraine."
Cardinal Krajewski has travelled frequently to Ukraine to bring
help to the people and show the Pope's closeness to all there.
Recalling his phone conversation with the Cardinal at the
conclusion of Wednesday's General Audience, the Pope expressed
his profound sorrow over hearing about the suffering of the
people, the savagery, the horrendous acts, and tortured bodies
they are discovering again there.
He asked everyone to draw close to this "noble and martyred"
people who have suffered terribly.
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