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Pope Francis Tells Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, ‘Wars Are Always Unjust’
Pope Francis Tells Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, ‘Wars Are Always Unjust’

(OPINION) As Russia’s invasion sought to erase Ukraine from the map, Moscow’s Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a key ally of dictator Vladimir Putin, met via video last week with Pope Francis. In the meeting, Francis said Christians should never justify war: “Wars are always unjust, since it is the people of God who pay.”

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