Posted on 04/26/2021 4:41:46 PM PDT by ebb tide
Pope Francis expressed the desire to visit during a meeting with the Bishop of Daejeon. In 2018 the pontiff received a verbal invitation from Kim Jong-un, but no official invitation followed. The Diocese of Daejeon has donated US$ 450,000 to the Vatican’s vaccine sharing campaign.
Seoul (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Pope Francis would like to visit North Korea to express his closeness to the entire Korean people, divided since the Korean War (1950-1953), this according to Bishop Lazarus You Heung-sik who spoke to the Yonhap news agency about his meeting with the pontiff on 17 April.
Bishop You of Daejeon knows the Pope, whom he accompanied and hosted during the pontiff's trip to South Korea in 2014.
Francis has expressed a desire to visit the North several times. In 2018, during a visit to the Vatican, South Korean President Moon Jae-in delivered a verbal invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
At that time, talks between Pyongyang and Washington were underway, and positive developments were expected.
At that time, Francis said he was willing to go to North Korea if he received an official invitation. However, since then talks between North Korea and the United States, as well as between the two Koreas have broken down.
The Diocese of Daejeon has donated US$ 460,000 to the vaccine sharing campaign of the Office of Papal Charities.
The dictator pope has never missed a chance to meet a fellow communist dictator.
Ping
Let’s see. There’s the Pope, the media, the WH, NY Gov., Who else is communist?
Will he bless the mortar that K.J. Un used to execute his own uncle?
The little Korean better have his bags of money filled... else the pappy from Rome will not come a visiting.
Good idea.
If they keep him.
Hmmmmmm.. I’m torn on this one
Francis and North Korea were made for each other.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and he’ll try to steal an NK souvenir on his way out.
Where is that picture of a monkey sneaking up on a sleeping lion with a stick in his hand.
“Oh No!, not Pope Francis!”
“Oh, Hi Pope”
I hope he goes. Maybe they’ll give him the Warmbier treatment.
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