Russian Orthodox Church Says Pope’s Statements Won’t Help Dialogue with Vatican

• 05.04.2022, 18:41
•  Europe,  EEU,  World

Pope Francis in an interview to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera misrepresented his conversation with Patriarch Kirill that took place on March 16 and the statements are unlikely to help a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, the Moscow Patriarchate said in a statement on Wednesday, TASS reports. 

"It is regrettable that a month and a half after the conversation with Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis chose the wrong tone to convey the content of this conversation," the statement by the Patriarchate’s external relations department said. "Such statements are unlikely to contribute to the establishment of a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, which is especially necessary at the present time."