Blog Marcos L. Mucheroni Filosofia, Noosfera e cibercultura

Three events will be important this week: Russia’s proposal for a three-day truce, with the commemoration of Victory Day (or V-E Day) on March 8, while Ukraine proposes a minimum of 30 days, the Russian tradition of a military parade on the 9th and in the West some countries commemorate with symbolic parades and veterans of the war (now very few, since they are 80 years old).

Several governments have been invited by the Kremlin, the Brazilian government has already sent some leaders and President Lula will attend, China with Xi-Jinping has also confirmed his presence and obviously the concern for security is one of the reasons for the truce, but it could be an opportunity for negotiation and governments close to Russia could also put pressure on.

The attacks have continued to be bloody in the days leading up to the truce, with Ukraine reporting troop deployments in the Brest region of Belarus, close to Poland, but Putin, as always, has been dismissive and says that the aim is to secure a broker in Sumy, much further east in Ukraine.

The Houthis launched a missile that fell near Ben Gurion International Airport in the Tel Aviv region on Sunday (4/05), local police chief Yair Hezroni demanded a video with the airport control tower in the background (photo above) showing the crater tens of meters wide and deep that has formed, peace remains difficult in the region.

This week sees the start of the conclave of cardinals of the Catholic Church to elect a new pope to lead Catholics around the world. The name con-clave (indicates with a key) is used because they are locked in with speeches and discussions about the future of the church and scrutiny until the name of the new pope emerges.

Some well-known cardinals, such as the Hungarian Petér Erdö and the archbishop of Guine Robert Sarah, are mentioned for their in-depth knowledge of theology and are more conservative, for the wing that is more open to dialogue and “pastoralist”, which is how it is called within the church, that is, that seeks out society and its problems, along the lines of Francis, such as the Filipino Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle and the Italian Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s current Secretary of State.

There is a saying that whoever becomes pope at the Conclave becomes a cardinal, that is, the election almost always comes as a surprise, Francis’ for example was not expected, and the cardinals are looking for a name that is conciliatory, that fights for peace and that maintains the unity of the church.