On a tank with the letter Z: The Polish magazine ridiculed Pope Roman Russia (photo)
On his cover depicted Francis in a white car with a chassis from a Russian tank and letters "Z", a symbol of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine. "It is time to inform the Holy Throne that Francis's policy is morally and politically unacceptable," the material said. The cartoon was chosen because of the Pope's speech at the All-Russian meeting of Catholic youth in St. Petersburg.
Francis called the Russians "descendants of Greater Russia" and urged always to remember the legacy of "Great Russia Peter I and Catherine II". The apostolic nunction communicate in Ukraine was later justified for Francis's speech. The Pope is a decisive opponent and critic of any form of imperialism, stated in the department. The Vatican also interceded for the head of the Catholic Church.