The #Pope's unholy alliance with the dictator | Nick Cohen | Comment is free | The Observer
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So it was with a little hope that opposition leaders asked to meet Archbishop Martin Vidovic, the papal nuncio in #Belarus. They carried a letter to the Pope, which said: “Today Belarus is enshrouded in darkness. Arrests of activists, raids and pogroms at independent websites and newspaper offices, searches of apartments continue. The authorities are blackmailing the political prisoners using their little children. We are seeking your help.” The nuncio refused to meet them. Later he relented, but Ratzinger has not protested against the oppression or promised to break diplomatic relations with the outlaw state.