Kirill will not meet the Pope in Kazakhstan

25-08-2022

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Kirill will not meet the Pope in Kazakhstan

The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill will not meet the Roman Catholic Pope Francis in Kazakhstan in September. That means that yet another prospect of a meeting of the two church leaders is off the table.

Russian Patriarch Kirill (l.) and Pope Francis (r.). Photo AFP, Adalberto Roque

Vatican is ambiguous about meeting Moscow

The Vatican's ecumenical cardinal accuses Russia's Patriarch Kirill of heresy. Pope Francis stands behind these words. Although Rome's patience with Kirill seems to have run out, some sources report that the Pope would want to visit Moscow and Kyiv soon.

Pope Francis (r.) during his last meeting with Patriarch Kirill (l.) in Cuba. Photo AFP, Garbriel Bouys

Pope wants to meet Patriarch Kirill in Jerusalem

The Vatican is preparing a meeting between Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. The two will possibly speak to each other in mid-June in Jerusalem.

Meeting between Pope and Kirill off the table

Pope Francis has dropped plans to meet in June with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. According to Vatican diplomats, such a meeting could lend itself “to much confusion”.

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