“Unfortunately, the violent aggression against Ukraine does not stop, a senseless massacre in which the devastation and atrocities are repeated every day. There is no justification for this. I ask all actors in the international community to make a real effort to put an end to this “disgusting war”. Pope Francis said this at the Angelus, to applause from the faithful.
In Ukraine, “rockets and bombs continue to fall on civilians, the elderly, children and pregnant mothers this week, Pope Francis recalled at the Angelus. “All of this is inhuman, yes it is also sacrilege,” he said, “because it goes against the sanctity of human life. Above all, against defenseless human life, which must be respected and protected, not eliminated, and that in front of everyone strategy stands.” . “Let us not forget repeated the Pope it is cruelty, inhuman and outrageous. Let us pray in silence for those who suffer.
“I know times are difficult, but if the Pope put his feet on Ukrainian soil, that would be what the country wants most. Over the past few days, the prime ministers of Slovenia, Poland and the Czech Republic have shown that this is possible in Kyiv. Ukrainian society believes that the war would stop if the Pope came to Ukraine. It’s a collective and sincere feeling. May the Lord make this dream come true…”. This is the appeal published by the new Ambassador of Ukraine to the Holy See, Andriy Yurash, in an interview with Avvenire. “We are moved by the constant support that the country receives from the Apostolic See,” says Yurash, who attended the Peace Mass celebrated Wednesday by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter’s Basilica in the presence of Secretary of State Pietro Parolin of the diplomatic corps. . And the ambassador speaks of Parolin to commend the commitment of Vatican diplomacy: “Also in the last few days, the cardinal has reaffirmed the urgency of opening negotiations, allowing the parties to sit around one table. But unfortunately there is no positive answer. from Russia.” . He then thanked Pope Francis, who “in this terrible situation is one of the most important reference figures of our nation, also for nonCatholics, and each of his gestures as an aid to the population struggling for independence and to defend its European identity”. The diplomat repeats this several times in his conversation with Avvenire: “Thank you, Holy Father. Thank you to the Holy See for every action of support, also in the future.” for the initiative replies the ambassador . The Vatican idea of promoting negotiations between Russia and Ukraine appeared two years ago. and he had found the support of the President of Ukraine. Now I say that every effort must be made to persuade Russia to start negotiations.
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