Pope Francis angers kyiv by regretting the death of Daria Duguina
Pope Francis meets with Ukrainian refugees during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, August 24, 2022. © Vatican Images/via Reuters
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Pope Francis has launched a new appeal for peace in Ukraine: at the end of the general audience on Wednesday August 24, the sovereign pontiff also expressed concern about the future of the site of the Zaporijjia nuclear power plant.
A speech in which he insisted on evoking the Russian victims of the conflict, at the risk of sparking controversy when he regretted the death of the young Russian nationalist Daria Douguina: remarks which angered the ambassador of Ukraine.
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With our correspondent at the Vatican,
Éric Sénanque
Pope
Francis has once again appealed
to try to stop the war that is ravaging Ukraine: "
For six months today, the Ukrainian people have been suffering from the horror of war
", he explained deep voice, saying sorry for the number of children in particular, victims of the conflict.
The Bishop of Rome did not hide his concern
about the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant either
: “
I hope that concrete measures will be taken to put an end to the war and avert
the risk of a nuclear disaster in Zaporizhia
.
»
War "
is madness
", Francis repeated several times, and those who profit from it are "
delinquents who kill humanity
", he accused.
In his speech, the sovereign pontiff also spoke of Russian losses, but one sentence sparked controversy when he mentioned
the death of Russian nationalist Daria Douguina
, killed on Saturday August 20 in the explosion of her car: “
I think of that
unfortunate young woman who died from a bomb
under the seat of her car in Moscow.
The innocent pay for war.
»
Words that angered the Ukrainian ambassador after the Holy See: “
How can an ideologue of Russian imperialism be made an innocent victim
?
he protested on Twitter.
Today's speech ofPope was disappointing& made me think about many things: can't speak inSame categories aboutAggressor &Victim, Rapist and Raped;
howPossible To Mention 1of ideologists of🇷🇺ImperialismAs innocent victim?She wasKilledBy russiansAsSacredVictim &isNowOn Shield ofWar pic.twitter.com/GvvM7zJDCa
— Andrii Yurash (@AndriiYurash) August 24, 2022
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