At the end of the Pope’s trip to Kazakhstan, a conservative critic speaks out

Pope Francis meets with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral ministry at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022.

Pope Francis visits the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Vatican Media/Document REUTERS

Pope Francis meets clergy at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Vatican Media/Document REUTERS

Pope Francis speaks at the end of the congress, at the Indepfinishence Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Francis meets with devoted members of the Missionaries of Charity at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Vatican Media/Document REUTERS

Pope Francis is led to a wheelchair as he leaves the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Pope Francis prepares plane for departure after farewell ceremony, at Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev International Airport in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout REUTERS

Pope Francis attends farewell rite with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout REUTERS

Pope Francis is seen on a camera monitor as he attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/REUTERS brochure

Pope Francis sits Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as they attend the conclusion of the congress, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a farewell ceremony, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/Brochure via REUTERS

Pope Francis attends farewell rite with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout REUTERS

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev presents the dombra to Pope Francis in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. Press Office of the President of Kazakhstan/REUTERS brochure

Pope Francis shakes hands with Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau at the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 15, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Pope Francis attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/REUTERS brochure

Pope Francis attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/REUTERS brochure

Pope Francis attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, September 15, 2022. Vatican Media/REUTERS brochure

Pope Francis attends the conclusion of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev

Pope Francis attends the conclusion of the congress, at the Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Francis meets with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians and pastoral ministry at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, on September 15, 2022.

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