The head of the Catholic Church, Francis I, believes that the threat of nuclear war on Earth is real. "Yes, I'm really scared. We are on the verge of. Enough incident to cause a war, "- leads the RIA" News "words of the pope. According to Francis, it is necessary to destroy nuclear weapons on the planet, make every effort to disarm nuclear powers.
During the flight from Rome to Santiago, Pope showed accompanying journalists a photo of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, made after the US Air Force dropped an atomic bomb on the city. The media reported that the photograph was signed "The Fruit of War". Francis is not the first to speak about the ban on nuclear weapons. So, in December last year, he said that the very possession of atomic weapons is "irrational". The Pope from January 15 to January 22 will spend in Chile and Peru, where he will meet with his South American flock.