“Let those who want to pray be allowed to pray in the Church they consider their own,” the Pontiff said.
Pope Francis spoke out against the ban on the Russian church in Ukraine during a meeting with pilgrims on Sunday, Vatican News reports. for he who truly prays always prays for everyone.”
“No one does evil because they pray. If someone does evil against their people, they will be guilty of it, but it cannot be considered evil that they prayed. Therefore, let those who want to pray be allowed to pray in the Church that they consider theirs. to the prayer for an end to wars in the world.
- On August 24, President Zelensky signed a law banning the activities of religious organizations associated with Russia in Ukraine.
- More on this topic – in the material “Servants” and the MP. How the ban on the Russian church divided the president's faction” and the explainer “The Law on Spiritual Independence: What's Next?” of the Moscow Patriarchate.