Tag: arms race
Pope Francis denounces countries that talk about peace, but make war
He denounced the hypocrisy of countries “where there is much talk of peace” but “the highest investments are in the production of arms”
Pope Francis: Spending money on weapons ‘sullies the soul’
“Why, then, wage war on each other over conflicts that we should resolve by talking to each other as fellow people?”
Pope Francis calls for investment in education, not weaponry
The pope said the world had witnessed a “significant reduction” in education funding in recent years, while military spending had soared
Divert weapons money to pandemic research, pope says at prayer marathon
Pope Francis said money spent on armaments should be used instead to prevent future pandemics
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