As a follow-up to my earlier post on Pope Francis receiving and wearing the Ribbon of St. George, the Catholic News Agency in Ukraine is casting serious doubt on the veracity of the story, noting that only Russian propaganda sites are stating that the Pope received the St. George ribbon and displayed photos of him wearing it. Take that for what you will.
Update 5/8: Read more here.
May 6, 2016
Well, not only Russian propaganda sites are reporting this. In Lithuania, all the mainstream media channels are talking about this (e.g. http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/world/akibrokstas-popiezius-pasipuose-georgijaus-juostele.d?id=71197480 or http://pasaulis.lrytas.lt/ivykiai/popiezius-pranciskus-isisege-georgijaus-juostele.htm).
Also Polish “Rzeczpospolita” is writing about what happened in St. Peter’s Square – http://www.rp.pl/Swiat/305069952-Papiez-z-symbolem-rosyjskich-nacjonalistow.html#ap-1