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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI reportedly commented on the consequences of the Ukraine war during a meeting with Germany’s Bavarian minister of the interior on Sunday.

According to German media, during a conversation about the war, its refugees and the role of the Catholic Church, Benedict said: “Only through the joint cohesion of state, society and churches, with the personal commitment of thousands of women and men, can we prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and alleviate the suffering of the people.”

The statement was reportedly made during a private meeting between the pope emeritus and Joachim Herrmann, Germany’s minister of the interior of Bavaria, at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery in the Vatican on May 1.

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