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===Russia-Ukraine war===

===Russia-Ukraine war===

According to the ''[[Daily Beast]]'', Pope Francis works for [[Vladimir Putin]].  The pontiff said that [[NATO]] started war the [[Russia-Ukraine war]] by ‘barking at Putin’s door’.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-francis-says-nato-started-war-in-ukraine-by-barking-at-putins-door</ref> The ''Beast'' labeled the pope a '[[conspiracy theorist]]' when in fact the historical record shows that NATO violated agreements with [[Russian]] leaders at the conclusion of the [[Cold War]] not expand eastward beyond the former state of [[East Germany]].  Francis stated that the war is nothing more than a giant opportunity for a “trade in arms” and that it is still ongoing because of the constant shuttling of weapons to [[Ukraine]]:

According to the ''[[Daily Beast]]'', Pope Francis works for [[Vladimir Putin]].  The pontiff said that [[NATO]] started war the [[Russia-Ukraine war]] by ‘barking at Putin’s door’.<ref>https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-francis-says-nato-started-war-in-ukraine-by-barking-at-putins-door</ref> The ''Beast'' labeled the pope a '[[conspiracy theorist]]' when in fact the historical record shows that NATO violated agreements with [[Russian]] leaders at the conclusion of the [[Cold War]] not expand eastward beyond the former state of [[East Germany]].  Francis stated that the war is nothing more than a giant opportunity for a “trade in arms” and that it is still ongoing because of the constant shuttling of weapons to [[Ukraine]]:

{{quotebox-float|"The clear thing is that weapons are being tested there. The Russians now know that tanks are of little use and are thinking of other things. This is why wars are waged: to test the weapons we have produced. Few people are fighting this trade, but more should be done,"}}

{{quotebox-float|"The clear thing is that weapons are being tested there. The Russians now know that tanks are of little use and are thinking of other things. This is why wars are waged: to test the weapons we have produced. Few people are fighting this trade, but more should be done,"}}

Speaking to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in a video address in late August 2023 Pope Francis said

Speaking to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in a video address in late August 2023 Pope Francis said

{{quotebox-float|“Never forget your heritage...You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers, the great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire – educated, great culture and great humanity...Never give up on this heritage...You are descendants of the great Mother Russia, step forward with it...And thank you – thank you for your way of being, for your way of being Russian”.}}

{{quotebox-float|“Never forget your heritage...You are the descendants of great Russia: the great Russia of saints, rulers, the great Russia of Peter I, Catherine II, that empire – educated, great culture and great humanity...Never give up on this heritage...You are descendants of the great Mother Russia, step forward with it...And thank you – thank you for your way of being, for your way of being Russian”.}}

Advisor to the [[fascist]] regime of Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]], [[Mykhailo Podoliak]] blasted the speech as "[[imperialist]] [[propaganda]]", [[CNN]] reported.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/europe/pope-francis-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html</ref>

Advisor to the [[fascist]] regime of Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]], [[Mykhailo Podoliak]] blasted the speech as "[[imperialist]] [[propaganda]]", [[CNN]] reported.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/europe/pope-francis-russia-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html</ref> Days late, Pope Francis was added to the official Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior's [[Myrotvorets]], or "Nazi kill list",<ref>https://twitter.com/jacksonhinklle/status/1696910826953642153</ref> a joint effort with [[NATO]] and the U.S> taxpayer funded [[CIA]].

== See also ==

== See also ==