Biden corrects the Pope: "I respect Francis but peace in Ukraine depends on Moscow"

12 March 2024, 8:26 | di Franco Locatelli | 0

The US President, although very Catholic, did not hesitate to correct the Pope's contradictory words on Ukraine ("surrender and deal") which involuntarily seemed like an assist to the dictator Putin

Biden corrects the Pope: "I respect Francis but peace in Ukraine depends on Moscow"

Probably the words of Papa Francesco on 'Ukraine, however naive and contradictory to Kiev ("surrender and negotiate"), did not want to be an assist for the Russia of the dictator Putin but they ended up being unintentionally perceived that way. The very Catholic American President did well, Joe Biden, to therefore put things right and respond, respectfully but clearly, to the Pope on Ukraine. “I respect Francis but peace depends on Moscow” said Biden who added bluntly: “Peace in Ukraine could be achieved if Russia decided to put an end to this unjust war and unprovoked and withdraw his troops." Well said, President Biden.

Franco Locatelli

Founding partner, administrator and managing director of FIRSTonline. Milanese by birth, he has always worked between Milan and Rome. He began planning an online journal of economic and financial information the day after its release, in the spring of 2010, from Il Sole24Ore, where he spent more than 25 years, was head of the Finance and Markets editorial staff and columnist and commented on the most important economic and financial events since the mid-2014s. For the publisher Olschki he wrote two histories of local banks in Tuscany, the first of which with the art historian Antonio Paolucci. In XNUMX he published with Ugo Calzoni the essay "Imperi senza dinastie" published by the Massetti Rodella press company. The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella awarded him the honor of Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic