Former Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, has noted the easy-going nature of the newly elected Pope Francis, and does not exclude that he may visit Ukraine soon.
“As far as I know, this is a man without pretensions. He is judicious, pious and easy-going. In today’s world these are very necessary qualities,” he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.
When asked whether the new pope might visit Ukraine, the cardinal said that it is not ruled out, because he was earlier familiar and maintained good relations with Ukrainian Bishop Stepan Chmil.
“The current pope has an understanding of Ukraine, and I think we can hope that he will visit Ukraine,” Husar said.
