The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Georg Bätzing, has criticized Pope Francis’ stance on the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza as not being clear enough. “Yes, I too am sometimes puzzled by this art of equidistance,” Bätzing told the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. Although Bätzing said that he is aware the Vatican is keen to keep all channels of dialogue open, there are situations in which such restraint is not appropriate, the Catholic bishop said. “When I think of Ukraine and [the Hamas attacks on] October 7, I think the criticism of the Holy Father is justified: He does not sp…