Putin praises the Pope who received him three times in the Vatican: “He was a defender of justice.”
Vladimir Putin has received up to three times in recent years by Francisco I in the Vatican, although it was never easy for the Pope … He has fulfilled the desire to visit Russia. This Monday, when he heard his death, the Kremlin chief was praising Jorge Mario Bergolio in a telegram sent to the campaign, Kevin Joseph Farrell: “I ask you to accept more sincere condolences for the death of Holiness Pope Francis.”
In his writings, “The Great International Authority as a loyal servant of Christian education” confirms that Francisco was guaranteed that he was “wise from religion, a continuous statesman and defending the high values of humanity and justice.” Putin also confirms that during Pontfurt, “he actively contributed to the development of dialogue between the Russian and Catholic churches, as well as the constructive interaction between Russia and the Apostolic Chair.”
“I had the opportunity to communicate with this distinguished person on many occasions, and I will keep a living memory of him forever. At this moment of pain, I would like to convey my condolences and support to the entire Catholic clergy, “collects the telegram sent from Moscow. But it was not the only sign to the late Pope Putin on Monday, who remembers Francisco in the afternoon. He slipped.
Last visit in 2019
The Russian President visited the Pope for the last time in July 2019. His first meeting dates back to November 2013, then they saw each other in June 2015, after the inclusion of the Crimea, the war in Donbas and the signing of peace agreements in Minsk. Indeed, Francisco moved to Putin the need to end the conflict in Ukraine in a final and permanent way. But the situation, out of the solution, worsened after years.
The Russian Orthodox Church will send a great delegation to the funeral of Francisco, who thanked him in facilitating “dialogue” with the Catholic community.
During his 2021 Christmas message – there are two months before the start of the Russian invasion – before the believers gathered in Plaza de San Pedro, Bergolio called for “light and support for those who believe and work in favor of the meeting and dialogue, and even against the current, and do not allow the vow to spread the side to spread in Okreen.” Since then, the Pope has not stopped attracting peace and prayer without comfort to achieve it. Another desire has not been fulfilled.
Meanwhile, the Russian Orthodox Church announced that it would send to Rome a great delegation to buried Bergolio, which extended it to its primary role in the “dialogue” of this society with the Roman Catholic Church. “It was actively developed under Pope Francis,” he said. For example, the “historic” market meeting with Patriarch Kirill was saved at Havana Airport, in Cuba, in February 2016.
