'God is not cruel', Pope tells Ukrainians

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 28 - God is not cruel, Pope Francis told Ukrainians in a message delivered during a humanitarian and peacekeeping mission to the war-torn country on Tuesday.
    "God is not cruel, God pampers. It is man who, when he feels himself to be God, becomes cruel," said the Pope in a message delivered by Franciscan Father Enzo Fortunato to injured civilians and children in the western city of Lviv.
    "The Pope has asked me to convey to each of you in person his message and his embrace," said Father Fortunato.
    He is part of a mission organised by the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, Cooperativa Auxilium, the Community of Sant'Egidio and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) to provide aid and solidarity to the war-stricken Ukrainian population.
    Francis also sent rosaries, children's books and Easter greetings. (ANSA).