By calling on Ukraine to surrender, in the face of the brutal Russian invasion, Pope Francis has publicly sided with Putin.
There are many who are openly asking what Putin has on the Pope/Vatican that prompted such an ill conceived statement. It has not gone unnoticed that the Pope did not call for Russia to withdraw its forces.
⚡️Zelensky dismisses pope's call for Ukraine to raise white flag.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 11, 2024
"Russian murderers and torturers are not moving further into Europe only because they are being held back by Ukrainians with weapons in their hands and under the blue and yellow flag." https://t.co/eyN5X5pBaR