European Catholics Grow Frustrated With Pope Francis' Russia Outreach

An attempt to reach out to Russian youth may end up alienating Catholics in central and eastern Europe from Pope Francis. Veteran Vaticanista Francis X. Rocca of The Wall Street Journal joins me to discuss his report on pushback coming to the Vatican from those Catholics who remember Soviet domination much better than the pontiff apparently does. We discuss Pope Francis' blind spot when it comes to the Cold War, whether he's making a purposeful effort to set himself up as an honest broker in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and end up talking a bit about the upcoming synod.