"Ukraine must find the courage to raise the white flag"

He also clearly spoke of "defeat" of Ukraine. Thats a big deal and he is right.

He's an avowed Marxist. No one is surprised he would advocate for the spread of Communism or the return of same to former communist counties.

The ironic thing is that what Catholics are left are the low middle to middle class who work for a living. The Catholic church could not do more to drive more people away from this dying religion if they tried.

Not every day I agree with a pope.
Of course he is correct and way more realistic about this whole endeavor than Ukraine and the western "Allies" are, still pretending throwing money and weapons at Ukraine will change the inevitable.

It won't.

Assclown that he is, he talked about shame. That Ukrainians shouldn't be "ashamed" to surrender. Kinda like telling the rape victim "don't be ashamed, it happens to the best". I guess that's what the priests also tell the little boys.

Putin Puppet Pope.

I wanted to lay claim to that before anyone else.

I wonder how much Putin paid Francis to say this.

Maker Of Life willing, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will, in the next 24 hours, issue a reply along the following lines:

“Pope Francis, we Ukranians have heard your suggestion, and propose a trade... We’ll raise our white flag to Moscow, when every last one of your priests swears a blood oath, to keep their penises out of little boys's assholes. And when your nuns start diddling each other, instead of all those little girls who’ve ended up in their clutches”

No, he's not. Russia is the aggressor in this, and is trying to seize territory from a smaller, weaker neighbor by force. Ukraine is far from perfect, but it is the aggrieved party, has the moral high ground. Ukraine is morally in the right to resist this. The loss of life is regrettable, but those calling for Ukraine to raise the right flag are basically saying the bully should go ahead and get what he wants.

At some point Ukraine, because it is smaller and weaker, is likely to have to accept an end to this conflict that sees Russia maintain its grip on the territory it stole, but that will be a matter of acknowledging a regrettable pragmatic necessity, not morality. When that happens, if it happens, it will be a victory for the bad guy.

So for as long as Ukraine has the capacity to resist, it is right to do so. And the longer they hold out, the more damage they inflict on Russia, the stronger their negotiating position will be when the point comes that they have no choice.