John Paul II would have taken issue with that rather odd statement.
As would Zoltán Tildy, Václav Havel, Lech Wałęsa, ... or any sensible person who is not a complete stooge of the NeoSoviet Empire®.
This is nothing new. Vlad has gone doey-eyed over recreating the Stalinist state on many occasions. FReepers commenting favorably on him are fifth columnists, traitors, and/or moronic dupes.