Pope Francis stated that the transfer of weapons to Ukraine “is a political decision that may be morally acceptable if taken under many moral conditions, but it can be immoral if taken with the intention of provoking a new war, selling weapons or getting rid of those weapons. , which was not, I need it. Motivation is what largely characterizes the morality of this act,” and emphasized that “self-defense is not only legal, but also an expression of patriotism.”

In an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the Pope expressed his conviction that “it is always difficult to understand the dialogue with the countries that started the war, and it seems that the first step in this aspect has been taken. but we must not ignore it. We have to give it a chance.” For a dialogue for everyone, because there is always the possibility that in a dialogue we can change something and even present a different point of view.”

Asked whether he considers the West to be in a state of doom and in danger of losing values, the Pope replied that “it is true that the West as a whole is not at the moment at the highest level of idealism, it is not a child of the first communion. The West has gone the wrong way.”

And he added: “Let’s think, for example, about the social injustice that the West has lost in order to forget to welcome the Mediterranean when it needs people? We need people, first of all in Spain, but also in Italy, there are empty countries “There are only twenty old people, and then nothing. But why not establish a Western policy that allows immigrants, with the principle that the immigrant should be welcomed, accompanied, promoted and integrated.”

“In my country, I think, at the moment there are 49 million people, less than a million only indigenous people. All the rest are of immigrant origin, they are all Spaniards, Italians, Germans, Slavs, Poles, Asia Minor, Lebanese. Blood mixed,” he explained. — There, and this experience helped us a lot. And then, for political reasons, things are not going very well in Latin America. you raise the intellectual and friendly value of the West a little.”