The pontiff has been criticized in some Argentinian media outlets for not condemning Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine strongly enough.
r since Russia's invasion on February 24 but has not named Putin directly. On April 6, he said"end this war" and"stop sowing death and destruction."
The pope referred to this in responding to a letter sent to him by Argentine journalist Gustavo Sylvestre in which he wrote that reporters who accused him of having a pro-Putin stance were guilty of"disinformation, slander, defamation, and coprophilia." Pope Francis wrote on April 7 that those accusing him of a pro-Putin stance could be being paid to write such articles.
It comes as the Vatican faced criticism over its decision to put a Ukrainian and a Russian side by side during a Good Friday celebration.
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