The position of the Catholic Church on the Russian invasion of Ukraine came under criticism at the Catholic’s Day, a festival organized by the Catholic laity, in Stuttgart on Thursday. Theologist Regina Elsner from the Centre for East European and International Studies in Berlin accused Pope Francis of hesitancy in condemning Russian aggression “The pope has not dared to travel to Ukraine,” Elsner said, adding that he was taking consideration of the Russian-Orthodox Church. While maintaining a dialogue was important, she said that there should be no friendly exchanges between the Vatican and R…