Vatican: Pope Unequivocally Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

It was reported that the Vatican issued a statement on August 30th, stating Pope Francis’ condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The pope clearly considered the war waged by Russia “senseless, repugnant and sacrilegious.”

Last week in a speech at the Vatican, Francis called Darya Dugina, who was killed by a car bomb in Moscow as a “poor girl.” He said in his remarks that orphans in Ukrainian and Russian were innocent victims of war.Darya Dugina is the daughter of right-wing Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin, who strongly supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba summoned the Vatican ambassador to Kyiv and said that ” the Ukrainian heart is torn apart by the pope’s words.”

Therefore, the Vatican said in a statement that “The words of the Holy Father on this dramatic question should be read as a voice raised in defense of human life and of the values linked to that, and not taken as a political position,” the Vatican said. “As for as the war of wide dimensions in Ukraine, begun by the Russian Federation, the interventions of the Holy Father Francis are clear and unequivocal in condemning it as morally unjust, unacceptable, barbaric, senseless, repugnant and sacrilegious.”

Pope Francis once said he would be willing to go to Ukraine if it would advance the cause of peace, but the 85-year-old has been unable to travel due to his limited mobility.