The Fallible - A lot of misunderstanding about the Pope. For Pope critics in Kiev and elsewhere, the new statements fit the picture.
They no longer see much point in the mediation efforts of the Vatican - namely the special representative for Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. “I am a sinner and I am fallible” Others do not judge Francis so harshly. Many Vaticanisti - as the professional Pope observers in Rome are called - point out that the pontiff is not a trained diplomat.