Arms trade is a 'plague,' pope says on flight back from Africa

Arms trade is a 'plague,' pope says on flight back from Africa

At the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that "the biggest plague" afflicting the world today is the weapons trade.

Arms trade is a 'plague,' pope says on flight back from Africa

Pope Francis asked the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury and the moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland to join him for his usual post-trip news conference on their flight back to Rome from Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5.

Arms trade is a 'plague', says pope after Africa visit - The Catholic Leader

AT the end of six days in African countries bloodied by war and conflict, Pope Francis said that “the biggest plague” afflicting the world today is the weapons trade. Tribalism with its ancient rivalries is a problem, he told reporters on February 5, “but it is also true that the violence is provoked” by the […] The post Arms trade is a ‘plague’, says pope after Africa visit appeared first on The Catholic Leader.