Pope Francis, 86, sent a key Easter message on the 9th, praying, “Please help the beloved people of Ukraine on their journey toward peace and let the Easter light shine down on the Russian people.”
Pope Francis read ‘Urbi at Orbi (To the Poetry of Rome and the World)’ twice a year to tens of thousands of people gathered in the square below from the Studio Loggia in front of St. , prayed that prisoners of war on both sides would be able to return home. At first glance, it seems that both sides are on the right side, but the Pope said the international community must come together to end this war.
The Wall Street Journal, an American daily, reported earlier that Pope Francis presided over an Easter mass this morning, and that as time passed and the more he talked regarding the war, the pope was changing towards attacking Russia.
Archyde.com stressed that Pope Francis has regularly referred to Ukraine and its people as “being martyred” and has used words such as “aggression” and “atrocities” to describe Russia’s actions.
Senior Reporter Lim Byung-seon
