Pope Francis : Vatican will no longer sell cigarettes to employees
Pope Francis
Pope Francis  kisses a baby upon  his  arrival for  his  weekly general audience at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on Sept. 27  2017. (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto  AFP/Getty Images)
VATICAN CITY –  Pope Francis  is saying “Just Say No” to cigarettes.
 Francis  made the decision because “the Holy See cannot contribute to an activity that clearly damages the health of people ” the Vatican said. A statement cited the World Health Organization  which says smoking causes more than 7 million deaths annually around the globe.
For the record   Francis  doesn’t smoke but plenty of  his  Vatican advisers do. And while the Vatican officially banned smoking in nearly all enclosed places in 2002  violations abound.
[TGT]kisses a baby upon  [TGT]  arrival for  [TGT]  weekly general audience at St. Peter's square in the Vatican on Sept. 27  2017. (Photo: Vincenzo Pinto  AFP/Getty Images)
VATICAN CITY –  [TGT]is saying “Just Say No” to cigarettes.
 [TGT]made the decision because “the Holy See cannot contribute to an activity that clearly damages the health of people ” the Vatican said. A statement cited the World Health Organization  which says smoking causes more than 7 million deaths annually around the globe.
For the record   [TGT]doesn’t smoke but plenty of  [TGT]  Vatican advisers do. And while the Vatican officially banned smoking in nearly all enclosed places in 2002  violations abound.