Archbishop prays for justice after mass arrests in Russia

Archbishop prays for justice after mass arrests in Russia
Protests over opposition leader Alexei Navalny's jailing have led to an estimated 13,000 protesters being arrested
Catholic News Service
Published: April 30, 2021 05:34 AM GMT
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Opposition supporters attend a rally in support of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow on April 21. (Photo: AFP)
While the Russian government's treatment of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny is "mainly a political question," the mass arrests of protesters and the situation in Russia's jails are a concern for the Catholic Church and all Christians, said the head of Moscow's Mother of God Archdiocese.
Moscow-based Archbishop Paolo Pezzi said: "We ask that justice be given to the innocent; mercy to the guilty; intelligence, courage and wisdom to those who must judge; and, especially, humanity to those who must then enforce the punishment."

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