Igreja: Comissões Justiça e Paz Europeias apelam ao «desarmamento nuclear»

European Justice and Peace Commissions are calling for nuclear disarmament following a meeting in Glasgow held from September 18 to 21. The commissions stated that security should rely on justice, human dignity, and the common good rather than the threat of destruction.

The group met to address the urgent need for disarmament during a period of heightened global tension involving states with nuclear weapons. According to a note sent to Agência Ecclesia, the commissions sought practical ways to achieve disarmament rather than engaging in abstract discussions.

The meeting drew inspiration from Pope Leo XIV’s first message for the World Day of Peace, which encourages working toward an unarmed peace. The commissions noted that the Church has consistently challenged international defense policies, citing a lineage of teaching from the 1963 document Pacem in Terris to the 2026 document Magnifica Humanitas. They maintained that nuclear weapons can never be considered just weapons.