Unlike many of his predecessors, Pope Francis is not a trained diplomat, nor does he want to be. He says what moves him, and sometimes he says it without considering the consequences of his words. In the end, only he knows whether he does not foresee this or whether he willingly accepts it. But what you can hear and see is how much the head of the Roman Catholic Church despairs of the wars of these days, of the fight in Ukraine and on “Bloodbath” in the Gaza Strip, as the Vatican calls it. The Pope’s appeals are becoming more and more urgent. “Stop! Please stop!” was his call, delivered in a weak voice, a week ago in St. Peter’s Square. In an interview with a Swiss radio station that was conducted on February 2nd, but the text of which has only now been published, he exposed himself further.
The Pope and the White Flag Problem – Opinion
