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Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Why a Ukrainian Catholic leader criticized the pope’s Russia remarks

Pope Francis provoked an outcry with off-the-cuff remarks to young Russian Catholics.

Luke Coppen
Aug 29, 2023
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The Vatican issued a rare clarification Tuesday of a statement by Pope Francis.

The clarification followed the even rarer public criticism of papal remarks by the head of an Eastern Catholic Church.

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Mykola Vasylechko via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The leader in question is …

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