Catholics join scientists in asking Biden to end threat of nuclear weapons
A sign denouncing nuclear weapons is seen near the White House in Washington Oct. 25, 2019. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
By Dennis Sadowski • Catholic News Service • Posted May 12, 2021
(CNS) Catholic proponents of nuclear disarmament joined scientists in calling on President Joe Biden to pursue an ambitious plan to end the threat nuclear weapons pose to the planet.
In a statement to the White House May 12, a group of 14 disarmament advocates seven Catholics, including three bishops, and seven scientists urged Biden to seek a new agreement with Russia to continue reducing nuclear weapon stockpiles and work worldwide to achieve their abolition.
Catholic proponents of nuclear disarmament joined scientists in calling on President Joe Biden to pursue an ambitious plan to end the threat nuclear weapons pose to the planet.
In a statement to the .
Want to stay connected with the natural world? Image: apartment building in Naples, Italy (Unsplash/Bertrand Gabioud)
We humans have been gradually enclosing ourselves in a world we have built and for some people, lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic have only made that more intense.
This is the century that turned humans into mainly city dwellers, a milestone passed in 2007, according to the United Nations. From 10% in 1800, the world s urban population has grown to 55%, according to U.N. estimates, or 85% based on calculations by the European Commission. In the United States, the figure is nearly 63%.
About one in three of those people lacks water or sewer service, sufficient living area or sturdy housing. And although pandemic lockdowns in the U.S. were often an incentive for people to head for the outdoors, urban dwellers in many parts of the world lack easy access to parks, forests or other places where natural landscapes prevail over those built by h