A Vatican statement underlines that Pope Francis' conversation today with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, via internet, "focused on the war in Ukraine and the role of Christians and their pastors in doing everything possible for peace to prevail."
At the same time, it is stressed that "Francis thanked the Patriarch of Moscow for this conversation, which is due to the will to indicate, as pastors of their people, a path to peace and to pray for the gift of peace, for a ceasefire".
The pontiff stressed that "the Church must not speak the language of politics, but must rely on the word of Jesus." According to the Vatican, Cyril agreed with this statement.
The two religious leaders stressed the importance of the ongoing negotiation process "and expressed the hope that a just peace will be achieved as quickly as possible." The Pope wanted to add: "we are pastors of the same, holy people who believe in God, in the Most Holy Trinity, in the Holy Mother of God." "The bill of war is paid by the people, the Russian soldiers and the people who are bombed and die," the pontiff told the Patriarch of Moscow."
"Once there was talk in our Churches about holy wars and just war. Today, all this cannot be said. The Christian consciousness of the importance of peace has developed," Pope Francis stressed.
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