Cardinal Parolin: The Pope is
open to visiting North Korea
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| Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. |
The Vatican Secretary of State says a visit to North Korea
would require serious preparation and consideration. But it could also
"give support to the process of peace and denuclearization of the Korean
Peninsula".
By Vatican News
Speaking to journalists during a book launch in Rome, the
Cardinal Secretary of State confirmed that Pope Francis has expressed “his
openness to going to Pyongyang”.
An expression of interest
What has already been published in the press is true, said
Cardinal Parolin: namely, that the President of South Korea (when he was
received in the Vatican on October 18) told the Pope that the North Korean
President had expressed interest in having the Holy Father visit Pyongyang. And
the Pope has said he would be open to such an invitation.
Asked if the Holy See was already at work to prepare such a
visit, the Cardinal replied: “No. We have to wait a little now in order to
formalize things more”. He described this as a “first step” in the form of a
“verbal expression of interest
Conditions and contributions
Cardinal Parolin went on to say that, “once we begin to
think seriously about the possibility of this trip”, certain “conditions” will
have to be examined before it can happen. While Korean sources have already
confirmed the Pope’s willingness to go, the Vatican Secretary of State insists
that “a trip of this kind needs serious preparation”.
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