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From CNN:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words \u201cthe fruit of war.\u201d<\/p>\n

The photo captures a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders while he waits for his turn at the crematory. It was taken by US Marine photographer Joe O\u2019Donnell shortly after the bombs were dropped at the end of World War II.<\/p>\n

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The leader of the world\u2019s Roman Catholics asked that \u201cthe fruit of war\u201d be written in the back of the card along with his signature \u201cFranciscus.\u201d<\/p>\n

A short caption explains the content and origin of the photo, it reads in part: \u201cThe young boy\u2019s sadness is expressed only in his gesture of biting his lips which are oozing blood.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

John Allen offers some context<\/a> <\/strong>for this extraordinary gesture:<\/p>\n

The gesture is consistent with Francis\u2019s effort since his election to speak out against what he describes as a \u201cThird World War\u201d today, being fought in piecemeal fashion in various parts of the world. The pontiff has also spoken about the disproportionate suffering children often experience in conflicts, including the risk of being enrolled as child soldiers.<\/p>\n

The gesture with the photo of Nagasaki also comes at the close of a year in which the threat of nuclear conflict once again had the world on edge, in light of North Korea\u2019s threat to use nuclear weapons, and U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s vow that America would unleash \u201cfire and fury\u201d should that happen.<\/p>\n

\u2026Though release of the photo in the run-up to New Year\u2019s does not add anything substantive to the pontiff\u2019s positions, it\u2019s nevertheless the first time Francis has asked that a specific image be circulated in the holiday season, suggesting he believes its message is especially relevant at the moment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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