Pope Francis Gives Harsh Rebuke to Russian Patriarch for First Time
VATICAN CITY, KOMPAS.COM – Pope Francis warns leaders Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill not to be an altar boy Putin, he said in an interview this week.
In his harshest words to date against the Patriarch pro-war, the 266th Pope denounced Kirill for supporting Russias stated reasons for invading Ukraine.
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I spoke to him for 40 minutes via Zoom, said Pope to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera in an interview that published on Tuesday (3/5/2022), reported from CNN .
The first 20 minutes he read to me, card in hand, all justifications for war.
I listened and told him, I dont understand nothing about this, said the Pope.
Brother, we are not state priests, we cant use political language, but the language of Jesus.
The patriarch cannot turn himself into an altar boy (servant specifically) Putin, said the Argentine pope.
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said the conference call with Kirill takes place on March 16th. He and the Patriarch have agreed to postpone the meeting planned for June 14 in Jerusalem.
This will be our second face-to-face meeting, no to do with war, said Pope Francis.
But now, he also agreed: Lets stop (the meeting), that can be an ambiguous signal.
[In file photo Friday, February 12, 2016, Pope Francis, left, embraced Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill after signing joint declaration at Jose Marti International airport in Havana, Cuba.]AP PHOTO/GREGORIO BORGIA In file photo Friday, February 12 2016, Pope Francis, left, embraces Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill after signing the joint declaration at Jose . International airport Marti in Havana, Cuba.
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