Ukrainian officials, including representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended Pope Francis’ St. He condemned his speech for his remarks about the greatness of Russia, which he said in a video message at the All-Russian Catholic youth meeting in St. writes about it Top.
“Remember your legacy, you are descendants of great Russia, the great land of saints and kings,” the Pope said in the video message, referring to Peter I and Catherine II.
He also noted that Russia has always been famous for its culture and humanity.
The portal writes that the pope’s appeal caused a spate of criticism in Ukraine.
In particular, Oleg Nikolenko, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, harshly described it as “imperialist propaganda”.
Nikolenko noted that the Kremlin legitimized its actions in Ukraine with imperialist propaganda for the liberation of “great Mother Russia”.
Svyatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said he learned of Francis’ comments “with great pain and concern”. According to him, Francis’ statements about Peter I and Catherine II are “the worst example of imperialism and extreme Russian nationalism.”
Prior to that, Hungarian President Novak had promised quick changes to the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. According to him, the Pope can make an important contribution to resolving the situation. More details – in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
Formerly Pope Francis accepted At an audience in the Vatican with Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the US Armed Forces.