Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic world and President of the Vatican, stated that he is ashamed that some states allocate 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) to the purchase of weapons.
In his speech during the reception of the members of the Center of Italian Women’s Associations, the Pope criticized the countries that have committed to increase their defense spending to 2 percent of their GDP.
“EMBARRASSED”
“I was embarrassed when I read that a group of states has committed to spend 2% of GDP on arms purchases in response to this,” said the spiritual leader. said.
Pope Francis said that the real answer is not other weapons or sanctions or political-military alliances, and that there is a different way to manage the globalizing world without showing a tooth, and this is international relations. (AA)