Christianity and Islam itself has always been hindering science and technology in specific areas [not all of Science] ever since it emerged.
Where Science has advanced it is not because these religion did not hinder Science but rather Science advanced on its own steam and overrides religions.
What is critical with Science is it drives advancing of whatever knowledge at all times, thus naturally the advent of the knowledge of atomic and nuclear physics. The emergence of nuclear weapons [i.e. war] and its use in one war [even it has a positive result of stopping WWII re Japan] was ultimately morally wrong and thus need to be addressed morally. Note there is the natural drive of morality, i.e. MAD, to deter a full nuclear war and this naturally happens without any imposition from a God.
The danger is the doctrines of the Islamic God will encourage the use of nuclear weapons to exterminate the human species for the Muslims has nothing to lose since they will end up in heaven faster than usual and not hell.
The use of nuclear weapon in a war need to be addressed within a moral issue and thus independent of the advances in Science in this case. Note this advance of Science like any others has its present and potential pros. One of the most significant potential of nuclear power is its potential to deal with a rogue meteor that appear out of nowhere which could decimate Earth into smithereens. There is a lot of other potentials for nuclear power and we can exploit it fully when the potential dangers are taken care of.
The point is the Pope could not dismiss fact as truth will always prevails.
I agree religions has their optimal usefulness relative to time and conditions but all religions has various period of shelf-life. The Abrahamic religions are at present are near to the expiry date.
Nope Science should not be imposed on religions but rather philosophy-proper with its tools i.e. moral [with Science where necessary] should modulate religions and their expiry dates.