“We are very grateful Pope Francis For his concern for Ukraine and Ukrainians, ”Oleg Nikolenko began in a post on Facebook. The following words were not so sanguine:“ Unfortunately, we are forced to say that this year’s parade was once again wasted by trying to equate the victim with the aggressor, ”we read.
A spokesman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry commented Read on Good Friday Testimonials of a Ukrainian teenager and a Russian boy“We are disappointed that the Holy See did not take into account the arguments of the Ukrainian side about the offensive nature of such a gesture.”
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Oleg Nikolenko assessed that such juxtaposition “distorts the reality in which it is located Russia Ukrainians plunged into genocide. In his view, this also undermines the principles of “universal justice and morality”.
Attempts to put an equal sign between UkraineWhich suffers, and Russia, which causes suffering, does not contribute to reconciliation. Reconciliation can take place only after the victory of Ukraine, the punishment of all Russian criminals, the expression of repentance for the suffering and an apology to the Ukrainian people.
Meditations for Good Friday are read during the Way of the Cross in the Roman Colosseum They were supposed to show the picture “The Third World War in pieces” – this is what the Pope calls the current situation.
The messages read at the tenth station were “Words of peace from young people from Ukraine and Russia”. A Ukrainian boy wrote: “Last year, my father, mother and younger brother took me to Italy, where our grandmother has been working for more than 20 years. We left Mariupol at night. At the border, soldiers stopped my father and told us he should stay in Ukraine to fight.”
Later, the words of a young Russian are recited: “I am a Russian boy… While I say this, I almost feel guilty, but at the same time I don’t understand why and I feel doubly worse. I am deprived of happiness and dreams of the future.”
Source: Facebook, Onet
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