Pope denounces profits from arms industry
May 01, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: At the conclusion of his regular weekly public audience on May 1, Pope Francis renewed his condemnation of arms trafficking.
After urging prayers for peace, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine, the Pope said that “today the investments that yield the most income are the factories of weapons.” Pope Francis has made the same claim in the past, citing an economist whose name he did not mention as the source of his analysis.
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