Pope says world must rethink reliance on nuclear power; denounces 'epidemic' of bullying

TOKYO- Pope Francis met Monday with victims of Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power as it considers the planet it wants to leave to future generations.

Pope Francis meets with Haratsugu Yamaura, one of the victims of the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. in Tokyo on Monday. | Photo:AP/Jae C Hong

 denounce v)公然と非難する ﾃﾞｨナｳﾝｽ
 epidemic n)蔓延、流行、伝染　ｴﾋﾟデﾐｯｸ
 bully n)ごろつき、いじめっ子　ボﾘｨ
 victim n)被害者　ヴィｸﾃｨﾑ
 rethink v)再考する　ﾘ スｨﾝｸ
 reliance n)依存、信用　ﾘラｲｱﾝｽ
 planet n)惑星 ﾌﾟラｱﾈｯﾄ

The pope also known as the supreme pontiff, is the bishop of Rome, leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, and head of state representing the Holy See. Since 1929, the pope has official residence in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican City, the Holy See's city-state enclaved within Rome, Italy. The current pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013, succeeding Benedict XVI.

supreme adj)最高位の　ｻﾌﾟリｰﾑ
pontiff n)キリスト教の主教　ポﾝﾃｨﾌ
bishop n)主教 ビｯｼｮｯﾌﾟ
Catholic n)カトリック教会の　adj)カトリック教徒　 キャｽﾘｯｸ
Church n)教会 チャ-ｧﾁ
state n)地位
represent v)代表になる　ﾚ ﾌﾟﾚゼﾝﾄ
Holy See カトリックの聖庁
residence n)駐在、宿舎、屋敷
apostolic adj)ローマ教皇の ｱﾎﾟｽトﾘｯｸ
palace n)宮殿 パﾚｽ
Vatican n)バチカン宮殿、ローマ教皇　ヴｧﾃｨｶﾝ
enclave n)飛び領土　エﾝｸﾚｲｳﾞ
current adj)今の、現時点の　カｰｱﾚﾝﾄ
elected v)選挙で選ぶ ｲレｸﾄ
succeed v)あとに続く、成功する
Benedict 聖ﾍﾞﾈﾃﾞｨﾄｩｽ A.D.480-543　ベﾈﾃﾞｨｸﾄ