Quite a timely message from Pope Francis.
With social media blowing up about President Trump’s taunting response to North Korean President Kim Jong Un’s public boast about his country’s growing nuclear presence, the Pope has issued his own message.
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2018
CNN reports the Pontiff has printed cards with a photo of the aftermath of the atomic bomb drop on Nagasaki. The photo on the card shows a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulder. The words “fruits of war” are printed on the back of the card.
The Independent reports the card was issued ahead of the Roman Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace on January 1.
Pope Francis spoke to 40,000 people gathered at the Vatican to hear his New Year’s message. He criticized President Trump’s plan to build a wall on the US-Mexican border.
He spoke of the “weakest and most needy,” migrants and refugees.
“Please, let us not extinguish the hope in their hearts, let us not suffocate their hopes for peace.
“For this peace, to which everyone has a right, many of them are willing to risk their lives in a journey which is often long and dangerous, they are willing to face strain and suffering.”
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