Posted on 05/16/2025 2:28:57 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The newly elected Pope Leo XIV has suggested that the Vatican could host high-level negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, as Istanbul talks were watered down following Russian President Vladimir Putin's refusal to come face to face with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
According to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin's statement on Friday, the supreme pontiff plans to "if necessary, provide the Vatican, the Holy See, as a direct meeting (place) between the two sides."
Parolin has also expressed his disappointment with the talks in Turkey, which took place on Friday.
"It's all tragic because we hoped that a process would begin, perhaps slowly, but with a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Instead, we are back to square one."
Now we will see what to do, but the situation is very difficult, dramatic," Parolin added.
On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV received the head of Ukraine’s Greek Catholic Church at the Vatican, who thanked the supreme pontiff for his call for a peaceful, negotiated resolution to Russia’s war in Ukraine during one of his first audiences as pontiff.
His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Galicia, said he invited the pope to visit Ukraine and handed him a list of Ukrainian prisoners currently held by Russia.
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Both nations are Orthodox. The Pope’s offer is odd.
Good idea
The Orthodox Church would be seen as a party
Interesting. Possibly encouraging.
ROTFL! What’s he going to do? Get them on their knees for divine forgiveness and tell them to say 100 “Hail Marys”?
I agree- put his money where his mouth is, unlike the last Pope who was a hypocritical POS....
Maybe the Pope can get all the parties involved to sign on the dotted line with his musical talents alone. Though I’m on the fence if this video is legitimate as I don’t see the Pope working his leg on the Wah Wah pedal.
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HiBkcZlvo_s
“It’s all tragic because we hoped that a process would begin, perhaps slowly, but with a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Instead, we are back to square one.”
How does he know that?
The First Pope Leo ( LEO I, his real name too ) actually persuaded the Pagan conqueror, Attila the Hun, not to invade Western Europe! He had already conquered large parts of Europe.
An amazing feat, bordering on the miraculous!
That’s why he was known as Leo the Great.
Who knows what this other Leo can do… strange and unusual things do happen.
The First Pope Leo ( LEO I, his real name too ) actually persuaded the Pagan conqueror, Attila the Hun, not to invade Western Europe! He had already conquered large parts of Europe.
An amazing feat, bordering on the miraculous!
That’s why he was known as Leo the Great.
Who knows what this other Leo can do… strange and unusual things do happen.
Nice. Both nations should accept
I think he wants to hear their confession.
Popes need to sick to Pope business and stay out of politics.
Ukraine is majority-Orthodox, but the Catholic Church has had a toehold (~20% of Ukrainians) since the Council of Brest in the late 1590s when several Orthodox bishops switched to the Catholic side on the condition that they could retain the Byzantine liturgy, rites, calendar, etc.
Is he trying to upstage Trump???
The Pope as God’s representative is a man of peace it is his duty to stop the killing of God’s children in any way possible. It is his duty to as the representative of a loving God to do so. Hopefully both sides agree the Holy City is neutral and Holy ground what better place to bring peace between two Christian nation’s. It’s not politics it’s God’s will.
The Pope is American. No way will Russia trust this Pope so soon after he became Pope.
They will see this as a set up.
I would think that is the case. The globalists are probably behind this.
I never saw Frankie as what you described. Sorry, I don’t.
Neither side in this war is Catholic.
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