Pope Francis Ignores Prophecy (Revelation 8 )

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Pope Francis calls for abolishing nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki visits

Pope makes appeal in Nagasaki at ground zero of the second of the two 1945 US atomic bombings

Pontiff pays tribute to the victims of attacks and says ‘these weapons cannot protect us from current threats to national and international security’

Pope Francis on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of US nuclear bomb attacks on two Japanese cities at the close of World War II and described the use of atomic energy for purposes of war as a “crime”.

After arriving in Hiroshima in the evening, Francis laid flowers at the arch-shaped Hiroshima Peace Memorial near ground zero and lit a candle to pray for peace.

The 82-year-old pope listened to the accounts of two atomic bomb survivors before delivering his speech.

“I felt a duty to come here as a pilgrim of peace,” said the pope, who kicked off a four-day tour to Japan on Saturday.