Pope Francis denounced the naming of one of the U.S. military’s largest non-nuclear explosive devices as the “Mother of All Bombs,” saying the word “mother” should not be used to describe a lethal weapon.
The weapon was dropped by the U.S. Air Force on an Islamic State tunnel complex in Afghanistan last month. The bomb has been nicknamed MOAB, which has been picked up by media outlets and used in briefings.
“I was ashamed when I heard the name,” the Pope said while speaking to students on Saturday, according to Reuters. “A mother gives life and this one gives death, and we call this device a mother. What is happening?”
