Pope Francis announced several times that he hoped Cardinal Zuppi would go to Beijing on a peace mission, but it has taken a long time for the Chinese to agree to accept him.
Mykhaylo Podolyak, a top adviser to President Zelenskyy, said that “it doesn’t make sense to speak of Pope Francis as a mediator, if he takes on a Russophile position that is obvious to all.”
Presidential candidate Javier Milei has called Pope Francis an “imbecile who defends social justice,” “leftist son of a b* preaching communism,” and “the representative of the evil one.”