The Vatican Secretary of State opened the door for an envoy of Pope Francis to go to Moscow to meet with Vladimir Putin.
The Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolínaffirmed this Wednesday that the possibility is “open” that the envoy of Pope Francis to put an end to the war in UkraineCardinal Matteo Zuppi, trip to Moscow after the two-day tour he did to kyiv.
“We will see with him what other steps to take,” Parolin said in statements to the press after inaugurating a center for pilgrims in Rome, when asked about how to continue the peace mission for which Zuppi met with Ukrainian authorities in Kiev, including the president Volodymyr Zelensky.
“On the part of the Pope, the idea was born as a mission to be carried out in the two capitals, the perspective of Moscow must remain open, but we will see concretely,” Parolin said.
Zuppi closed his “brief but intense” two-day visit to kyiv yesterday with a meeting with Zelenskythe Vatican reported in a statement, after which it will inform the Pope to “evaluate the steps to follow” on behalf of the Holy See.
The Italian cardinal heard in meetings with political and religious authorities “the direct account of the atrocious suffering of the Ukrainian people as a result of the ongoing war” and will seek to coordinate with Francisco a humanitarian alternative, especially in the case of the thousands of children that kyiv claims were illegally brought to Moscow.
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Seeking a “just and lasting” peace
The idea of the Vatican mission, added the communiqué of the Holy Seeis to achieve “a just and lasting peace” in the conflict.
Zuppi stated today that “the Church will do everything to save the children”, while considering “unacceptable” that minors “have been hit by the violence of this war.”
After the meeting between Zuppi and the president, the Ukrainian presidency released a statement in which Zelensky maintains that a ceasefire in Ukraine “will not lead to peace.”
Parolin argued that “the position of Ukraine is always the same, but talking to each other and hearing slightly different positions and perspectives can certainly be helpful and conducive to peace.”
Source: Ambito
