Pope Francis proposes to meet with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ at one of the Moscow airports when the pontiff’s plane stops there for refueling on the way to Mongolia or back, Leonid Sevastyanov, chairman of the World Union of Old Believers, said.
According to TASS, Sevastyanov referred to a personal conversation with the pontiff. “The Pope proposes, in order not to put it off, to meet with Patriarch Kirill at one of the airports in Moscow, at Domodedovo or Vnukovo, when he flies to Mongolia. Then he will have to refuel at one of the airports in Moscow,” he said.
According to him, the first meeting between Patriarch Kirill and the Pope took place in 2016 at the Havana airport, so a similar meeting can now be held. “The airport is considered a transit zone, neutral, this would not cause opposition from those who oppose the visit of the pontiff to Russia. If there is a response from the patriarch to this, then such a meeting could take place on August 31 on the way of the pope to Mongolia. Or on the way back on September 4,” Sevastyanov added.
Pope Francis will make an apostolic visit to Mongolia from August 31 to September 4.
Source: Rosbalt
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