Trying out a hopefully inclusive meme! from traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns My mom just came out to me as Bi at 45 and I just wanna say this from lgbt Straight Girl: YASSS BOO YOU BETTA WEEERK! SLAY ME! SLAYYYYYYY!!! Until that happens, a papal visit to Kyiv remains a distant hope, rather than a realistic opportunity.Literally tho ~Jamie – – #lgbt #lgbtq #bisexual #bi #gay #queer #lesbian #loveislove #pride #pride2018Ī post shared by ʟɢʙᴛ+ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ?️? 9.2ᴋ+ ᴘᴀʟs on at 2:04am PDT If Pope Francis is ever to visit Ukraine, there would need to be a clear sign of goodwill from both Kirill and Putin that they are genuinely ready to negotiate an end to the conflict and silence their weapons in favor of peace. If anything, Kirill’s continued support of the war makes a papal visit to Kyiv more difficult, especially given Pope Francis’s increasingly firm condemnations of violence and his questioning of the resolve for peace. With bombs continuing to drop despite several pleas from top Christian leaders around the world for an Easter ceasefire, and with no apparent shift in tone from Russia’s political or ecclesial leadership, it seems clear that there is no end to the fighting in sight. “A trip would make no sense if, the next day, the war resumed as before,” he said. Regarding a potential papal visit to Kyiv – which Pope Francis himself on his return flight from Malta said was “on the table” – Parolin said the pope is willing and ready to go, but there would have to be the possibility of “a real improvement of the situation in the country” for the visit to be considered. Nearly fifty years later, queer people and allies around the world continue to flock together every June to show support for LGBTQ+ rights, culture, and communities. He also touched on the decision to cancel a planned second meeting between Pope Francis and Kirill over the summer, saying it was being prepared, but was canceled “because it could have created a lot of confusion,” and that “until the current situation experiences positive developments, it will remain suspended.” Pride month has been officially recognized since 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, and is meant to commemorate the impact the riots had on society. RELATED: Top Vatican diplomat says ‘Christian values’ no excuse for ‘sacrilegious’ war In a recent interview, Vatican Secretary of State Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin issued an apparent rebuke of Kirill’s claims that the defense of Christian values is enough to make the war with Ukraine defensible, saying the growth of secularism is worrying, but “the way of countering this phenomenon on the part of Christians can never be violent, and still less armed.”
His unrelenting support of the war has also ruffled feathers inside the Vatican, with top diplomats voicing increasing subtle, albeit indirect, criticisms which have made a second meeting between himself and Pope Francis, as well as a potential papal visit to Kyiv, increasingly unlikely.
Roughly 5.3 million have fled to neighboring countries, while an estimated 6.5 million are internally displaced, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).ĭespite mounting pressure from the international Christian community and the splintering of the Orthodox community as a result of his support for the war, with many fearing that outright schism is imminent, Kirill has not backed down from his position but appears to have redoubled his justification for the conflict with Ukraine, which has claimed thousands of lives. While the exact number of casualties is difficult to ascertain, the war has so far forced around 11 million people from their homes since fighting began. He has also characterized the conflict as a holy war of sorts being waged against a rising wave of Western secularism, saying in a March 6 sermon that the violation of “God’s law” justified the war and cited Ukraine’s acceptance of gay pride parades as an example.