Local churches shun Vatican's moderate stance on Russia

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ROME (AP) — The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has so far avoided doing: He publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to use his influence with Vladimir Putin to demand an end to the war and for Russian soldiers to stand down.

“The time will come to settle these crimes, including before the international courts,” Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki warned in his March 2 letter to Patriarch Kirill. “However, even if someone manages to avoid this human justice, there is a tribunal that cannot be avoided.”

Gądecki’s tone was significant because it contrasted sharply with the comparative neutrality of the Vatican and Francis to date. The Holy See has called for peace, humanitarian corridors, a cease-fire and a return to negotiations, and even offered itself as a mediator. But Francis has yet to publicly condemn Russia by name for its invasion or publicly appeal to Kirill, and the Vatican offered no comment on the Russian strike on Europe’s largest nuclear plant that sparked a fire Friday.

Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-pope-francis-business-religion-88fb4df0efb29e9007a5a4fb0e77a07b?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow


The head of Russia's Orthodox Church, pictured with the Pope in the linked article above, was a KGB agent(see last link below), just like Putin.


For more background on how religion plays a part in Russia's immoral invasion read the articles in the links below:

Ukraine Orthodox Church granted independence from Russian Church

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46768270

Putin Runs The Russian State--And The Russian Church Too

https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/20/putin-solzhenitsyn-kirill-russia-opinions-contributors_orthodox_church.html?sh=3bc6e89f3bf9

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