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Pope Cyril called for ‘Putin’s church servant’ not to be

The Russian Orthodox Church has expressed dissatisfaction with the tone of Pope Francis’ address to Patriarch Cyril on May 4.

On May 4, the Russian Orthodox Church (RPC) expressed dissatisfaction with the tone of Pope Francis’ address to Patriarch Cyril.

Francis called Cyril not to be a “Kremlin church servant.”

According to Reuters according to The statement said that, such situations can damage dialogue between churches.

The pope told the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera that, Ukraine Kirill, who blessed the war, should not become “Putin’s church servant.”

RPK reports that, directly between the two church leaders and It is disappointing that the pope spoke in such a tone after an open conversation.

A statement from the Moscow Patriarchate said that, “Pope Francis did not choose the right tone when talking about this conversation.”

The statement from the patriarchate did not mention the term “church servant”.

“Such statements are Roman Catholic and A constructive dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Churches is difficult, especially now that, to serve ”.

“The lost West”

Kirill, a 75-year-old Putin ally, called the war a “misguided West” in terms of accepting homosexuality. snowthinks it’s a struggle.

The Russian Orthodox Church is the largest group in the Eastern Orthodox Church community, which was separated from Western Christianity in 1051 by the Great Controversy. Currently in Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church and abroad 10It has up to 0 million followers.

The number of Orthodox believers in Ukraine is 30 million. Orthodox Ukrainians are independent with a church under the Moscow Patriarchate Ukraine They are divided among the Orthodox Church (UPK).

Francis Moscow president Although he said he wanted to meet with Putin, the Kremlin said there was no such agreement.

Moscow to Ukraine snowcalls the war a “special operation.” and reports that, The goal is to save Ukraine from the Nazis.

Kyiv and Western supporters of Ukraine say that, Russia this is without reason and wants to end Ukraine’s sovereignty with an unfounded war.

Kirill said this during a conversation with Francis that, Western media distorts the situation in Ukraine.

Not geopolitics, but the language of Jesus Christ

Kirill also claimed this that, The conflict in Ukraine began in 2014 after the overthrow of the pro-Moscow president of this country.

The patriarch also said that Russian-speakers were persecuted in Ukraine.

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