Pope Francis recently delivered a strong message against the liberalization of drug laws, denouncing such policies as a 'fantasy' and condemning drug traffickers as 'murderers.' During his weekly catechism lesson, he addressed the issue of substance abuse in conjunction with the United Nations' International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
Francis emphasized that reducing drug addiction cannot be achieved through the liberalization of drug use, as some countries have proposed. He warned that liberalization only leads to increased consumption. The Pope stressed the moral duty to combat the trafficking and production of dangerous substances, referring to those involved in such crimes as 'murderers' and 'traffickers of death.'
