MicroWaveAug 29, 2023

Vatican defends pope's praise of 'great' Russian Empire after fury in Ukraine

https://lemmy.world/post/4084251

Vatican defends pope's praise of 'great' Russian Empire after fury in Ukraine - Lemmy.world

The Vatican sought to defend Pope Francis on Tuesday after he sparked fury in Ukraine by praising Russia’s imperial rulers — a history President Vladimir Putin has invoked to justify his ongoing war. The Kremlin delighted in the controversy, which stemmed from comments the pontiff made to a group of young Russian Catholics urging them to see themselves as the heirs of a “great” empire. “Don’t forget your heritage. You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers, the great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire — educated, great culture and great humanity,” he told them in St. Petersburg by live video Friday.

Show threadxuxebikoAug 29, 2023

Of course, the Pope and Vatican praise imperialism, it probably reminds them of their glory days of the Inquisition They also supported Nazism. They continue to enable and support pedophilia.

Being praised by the Pope & the Vatican is a certificate of being morally corrupt & wrong.

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an interesting side to Putin’s Russia is his relationship with Christianity in Russia
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Show threadxuxebikoAug 30, 2023
He uses them to remain in power. They'll do whatever Kirill tells them to, and he knows that the day he stops kowtowing and praising Putin, he'll have a date with a window.