And finally, I was at Urakami Cathedral. I had wanted to visit here since I read the story of Dr Takashi.
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| Urakami Cathedral |
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| Urakami Cathedral |
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The original cathedral, which was Asia's largest church building at the time, was completely destroyed. This structure was rebuilt after a visit by Pope John Paul II
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This saint's head was knocked out in the blast
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As were the eyes of this Mary
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The original church bell
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| The original church bell at Urakami Cathedral |
I collected a number of small pebbles and stones from different sites of this cathedral. Most of Nagasaki's Christian population lived in this area, and were wiped out in the blast
This painting, by a Japanese Catholic......
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| Jesus at the time of the atom bomb |
.......along with this haunting ruin.........
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............reminded me of this painful question from this article: "On August 9, 1945 where do we find Jesus? In a B-29 flying over Nagasaki? Or with the worshipers, soon to be sufferers, praying in the Urakami Cathedral?"
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