08 August 2011

Tom Hoopes on Why Catholics Should Care About the Atomic Bomb

"The debate comes up every once in a while in Catholic circles, and it comes up below. . . . Because our acts of destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not only wrong, they were monumentally wrong in a way that changed us. America hasn’t had the same moral force ever since."

In a recent commentary, Tom Hoopes (writer and Vice President of College Relations at Benedictine College, Atchison, KS) offers some thoughts on the use of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

To access the complete post by Mr. Hoopes, please visit:

CatholicVote: Why Should We Care About the Atomic Bomb? (7 AUG 11)

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