“Morally unjust, unacceptable, barbaric, senseless, disgusting and sacrilegious.” The Vatican on Tuesday clarified Pope Francis’ position on the war in Ukraine, noting that the armed confrontation was “initiated by the Russian Federation,” in a statement published in the place of the Holy See, after in recent months the conciliatory position of Pope Francis (especially when there was still hope for a peace negotiation mediated by the Vatican) has often been interpreted as support, or at least non-condemnation, to Vladimir Putin. But the Holy See leaves a warning: the Pope’s words cannot be interpreted as political positions.
“In the context of the war in Ukraine, the Holy Father Francis and his collaborators have made numerous interventions in this regard. Its main objective is to invite pastors and the faithful to prayer, and all people of good will to solidarity and efforts to rebuild peace Francis meets in Rome with cardinals from around the world to discuss the reform of the Newly implemented Roman Curia — a set of meetings that comes at a sensitive time for the Catholic Church and has raised several questions about the Roman Catholic Church’s possible plans for the pope to step down.
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Source: Observadora
