In the novel and the movie "The Shoes of the Fisherman," Kiril Lakota, the archbishop of Lvov is referred to as "the Russian Pope," even though he is clearly Ukrainian Catholic.
“In the novel and the movie “The Shoes of the Fisherman,” Kiril Lakota, the archbishop of Lvov is referred to as “the Russian Pope,” even though he is clearly Ukrainian Catholic.”
That is a lovely movie. Anthony Quinn did a wonderful job on it.