Dorothy Day on the dropping of the atomic bomb: “Mr Truman was jubilant. True man; what a strange name, come to think of it. We refer to Jesus Christ as true God and true Man. Truman is a true man of his time in that he was jubilant. He was not a son of a God, brother...

2/ of Christ, brother of the Japanese, jubilating as he did. He went from table to table on the cruiser which was bringing him home from the Big 3 conference, telling the great news; “jubilant” the newspapers said. Jubulate Deo. We have killed 318,000 Japanese. That is, ...

3/ we hope we have killed them...The effect is hoped for, not known. It is to be hoped they are vaporized, our Japanese brothers, scattered, men, women, and babies, to the four winds, over the seven seas....President Truman was jubilant. ...

4/ This new great force will be used for good, the scientists assured us. And then they wiped out a city of 318,000. This was good. The President was jubilant. ..God is still in the picture...we have to remember it. We are held in God’s hands, all of us, and President Truman too

5/ and these scientists who have created death, but will use it for good. He, God, holds our life and our happiness, our sanity and our health: our lives are in his hands. He is our Creator. Creator...

6/ Everyone says “I wonder what the Pope thinks of it?”...But our Lord has himself pronounced judgment on the atomic bomb. When James and John wished to call down fire from heaven on their enemies, Jesus said, “You know not of what Spirit you are. The Son of Man came not to