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In 1982 the Sisters of Divine Providence of Kentucky adopted a communal statement calling for nuclear disarmament. In 2005, the 60th Anniversary year of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we see the continued dangers nuclear weapons pose for people and earth. We are compelled to reiterate our public position. NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT STATEMENT Sisters of Divine Providence Conscious of our call to be living witnesses of God’s Providence, we, Sisters of Divine Providence of Kentucky, proclaim that peace is the Divine Will for Earth. We wish to add our voice to the voices of the recent Holy Fathers, the world bishops, and other persons of good will who condemn the nuclear warfare. As citizens of the world, we urge all governments to work for the reduction and the elimination of nuclear arms from Earth. As citizens of the United States, we call upon our own government to work toward the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction, to refrain from developing a new generation of nuclear weapons and to cooperate with global efforts to keep outer space nuclear free. Prayer, reflection, and study led us to understand that nuclear war is a real danger, that spending vast sums of money on arms is a cause of much of the suffering and poverty in the world, and that national and global security is not enhanced by nuclear weapons. Daily we come to see more clearly that all the inhabitants of Earth are loved by God, that no nation can claim superiority over the others, and that all people must find cooperative and nonviolent ways of settling disputes. As persons of hope, we know that God is at work in humanity. We, therefore, challenge ourselves to cooperate with other concerned people to do what we can to promote disarmament. We will continue to educate ourselves and others about the facts of nuclear destruction and the Catholic Church’s positions on the dangers of nuclear warfare. We will pray and do penance, allowing the God of Peace to be present on Earth through us. We will use our talents and community resources toward the promotion of a peaceful and just world and will do what we can to promote the creation of the necessary world structures so that global conflict can be resolved through dialogue and negotiations. Realizing that personal, national, and global security is found only in God, we place ourselves willingly in the Divine hands so that we may be instruments of peace on Earth. We call upon other people of faith and good will to join us. First Enactment 1982 Revised and Reaffirmed June 2005