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Gregory M. Reichberg is a research professor in international ethics at the Peace Research Institute Oslo and a consultor to the Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
By tempering his rhetoric on Ukraine, the pope is protecting his role as a peacemaker. He is also downplaying any conflict between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.