Torture which uses physical moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for persons & human dignity. …… It is necessary to work for their abolition. We must pray for the victims and their tormentors.

                                                        ~ Catechism of the Catholic Church 

On my knees I beg you to turn away from the paths of violence  and return to the ways of peace….Violence only delays the day of justice ….Do  not follow any leaders who train you in the ways of inflicting death ….Violence is the enemy of justice. Only peace can lead the way to true justice.                                              ~John Paul II 

We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the mount                            

Catholic policy makers, military personnel, scientists academics, advocates and young people must preach Christ’s gospel of love and make the work of peace a fundamental imperative of their individual vocations….the Church’s voice for peace and justice must remain undiminished and constant. ~ US Catholic Bishops Hiroshima Anniversary August 2004                  

The night was hot, and it seemed even hotter because of the fires against the sky, but the younger of the two girls, Mr. Tanimoto and the priests had rescued, complained to Father Kleinsorge that she was cold. He covered her with his jacket. She and her older sister had been in the salt water of the river for a couple of hours before being rescued. The younger one had huge, raw flash burns on her body; the salt water must have been excruciatingly painful to her. She began to shiver…Fr. Kleinsorge borrowed a blanket….wrapped her up, but she shook more and more …. I am so cold…. Then suddenly she stopped shivering and was dead

                                            ~Hiroshima, John Hersey