“We are in a third world war”, “thinking it is between Russia and Ukraine”, or being divided into “good and bad” is a wrong idea. Pope Francis made these remarks during a meeting with members of the Jesuit “Russian region” during his visit to Kazakhstan on September 15. The full text of the conversation was posted on the webpage of Catholic Civilization magazine on September 29.
(Vatican news network) to get rid of hatred in one’s heart: this is what Pope Francis said during his meeting with 19 Jesuits. During his recent visit to Kazakhstan, the Pope met with Jesuits from the Jesuit “Russian region” at the Holy See’s embassy in Nur-Sultan to discuss the current conflict. “It is the people, the people who suffer in the war. It leads to hatred”, he said, while “the people who start the war ignore humanity”.
“I think it’s wrong to think that there are good and bad in westerns.” “This is a world war”, said the Pope. “We need to explore the dynamics of the conflict”, first of all “the international factors that affect the cause of the war”.
The Pope referred to the visit of a head of state to the Vatican last December, before the conflict, said he was worried, “because NATO went to Russia’s door shouting, not understanding that Russia is a great empire, they were worry about their unsafe borders. “
Regarding the causes of the war, the Pope said: “It cannot be overly simplistic”. “I see the logic of imperialism in conflict,” he said. “As soon as they feel threatened and in decline, the imperialists react and think that the solution is to start a war to reinvigorate themselves, but also to sell and test weapons.” .
“From the first day until yesterday I have been talking about this conflict, referring to the suffering in Ukraine”. This is what the Pope said to the Jesuits in the Russian region, noting that he went to the Russian embassy, something “not usual” for the Pope, but that his trip was motivated by being able to dialogue with President Putin and willing to open “A small conversation window”.
The Pope also recalled his telephone conversation with President Zelensky, card. Cherny and Kraevsky, and Archbishop Gallagher’s mission to Ukraine, his own efforts to help Ukrainian POWs. The Pope further explained that «I too had the idea of being able to go», «but it seems that God’s will is not to go immediately; but we must wait and see ».
“I define the invasion of Ukraine as an act of unacceptable, repugnant, senseless, barbaric and blasphemous aggression”, said the Pope. “Civilians are the real victims, and they pay for the madness of war with their lives”. “I am talking about the girl who was killed,” the Pope added. The pope was referring to what was said after the murder of Darya Dugina, the daughter of Putin’s thinker Dugina.
“At this point, people forget everything I said before and pay attention to this sentence. But I understand people’s reaction because they are suffering a lot.” “The Pope will not be angry if he is misunderstood, because I know the pain behind it”. The Pope told the Jesuits: “I am not interested in him defending the Pope, but that the people be comforted by you, brothers of the Pope”.
“What we need to do is show concern”, the Pope said. “The people must feel the care of the Church”. “Healing is God’s style”.
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