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Pope Francis has come out to criticize the naming of the US military's largest non-nuclear explosive ever used in combat as "the mother of all bombs".
The pope questions the circumstances that prompted the naming of the military tool as the mother of all bombs. "I was ashamed when I heard the name," the pontiff told an audience of students at the Vatican,” he said. "A mother gives life and this one gives death, and we call this device a mother. What is going on?" he added.
The US last month used the bomb, which weighs 21,600lb (9,800kg), on Islamic State militants in Afghanistan killing several of the militants.
The Pentagon confirmed that the bomb was dropped from a US aircraft in Nangarhar province, and it targeted a tunnel complex used by the Islamic State.
The explosive is officially called the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), but is widely referred as as "the mother of all bombs". It was tested first in 2003, but had not been deployed in combat before.
The Pontiff’s sentiments come ahead of his scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump on May 24th.
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Mkenya Halisi, I think the papal is objecting to calling a tool as destructive a a bomb-"mother". Probably may have been ok if the bomb was name''Massive destroyer,or mass destroyer".
Man is indeed a danger to himself.Gone are the days when man used fists,and a sword. Now man makes weapons that can "neutralize" masses at once.Is this progress?
..and while at it, Fafa Mutheru, urge them, sobs, to stop using motherfu***r... it's demeaning too.
Heeeee this pipes r funny.Can they tell us where were they when bush,tony brair,sakozy threw boms n killed Iraq,Libya women n kids n destroyed stable governments for their greedy oil.
Where have they bin when israel have bin bombing Palestinians after Israel continuing to steal n invading Palestinians land??Where have this pipes bin when Syria is bin destroyed n pple bin killed n displacing millions.So mr pope pliz stop double speaking???