A Vatican without sovereignty? Consider the Russian Orthodox

Almost by accident, we’ve had a poignant reminder of why popes over the centuries have scratched and clawed to defend Vatican sovereignty, in the form of a June 29 encounter between Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

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