The need to avoid large-scale
war and improve relations between Russia and the United States
were among the topics "discussed with Pope Francis" at last
week's historic meeting in Havana, Russian Orthodox Patriarch
Kirill told television station Russia Today on Monday.
"Large-scale conflict should be avoided at all costs,"
Kirill told the pro-government broadcaster.
This should be "the number one priority for the Americans,
Russians, and many other peoples," he continued.
"A war between "two great powers" with "huge destructive
power" could destroy "the whole world", Kirill said.
The Russian Orthodox Patriarch met with Pope Francis for
several hours in the Cuban capital on Friday while the latter
was en route to Mexico.
Shortly before the historic meeting, the first after a
1,000-year-old schism, the pope tweeted "today is a day of
grace. The meeting with Patriarch Kirill is a gift from God.
Pray for us".
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