Russian patriarch praises Putin's influence on church-state relations despite persecution concerns

[Michie]

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations despite concerns from human rights advocates about religious persecution in Russia.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow wrote a letter to the Russian president celebrating the 25th anniversary of when Putin first became head of state, calling it "a whole new era in Russia's history."

"I would like to express my profound gratitude for the relationship between Church and State that has taken shape with your active support — a relationship without precedent in our nation's history," wrote Kirill, as quoted by The Orthodox Times.

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Russian patriarch praises Putin's influence on church-state relations despite persecution concerns

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church recently commended Vladimir Putin over his handling of church and state relations despite concerns from human rights advocates about religious persecution in

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[FireDragon76]

One KGB man congratulating another

 

[RileyG]

I wonder how devout Putin is.

 

[FireDragon76]

I wonder how devout Putin is.

He has multiple mistresses and mansions... so you do the math.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

One KGB man congratulating another

I thought you'd be a fan of the KGB and the Soviet Union.

 

[lismore]

That's a sad story. Although there would be a temptation to tell Putin what he wants to hear for the sake of preferment and comfort, I know that believers in Jesus Christ have the duty to confront evil.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot" (Matthew 5:13).

What a difference this Kirill could have made.

God Bless All

 

[FireDragon76]

That's a sad story. Although there would be a temptation to tell Putin what he wants to hear for the sake of preferment and comfort, I know that believers in Jesus Christ have the duty to confront evil.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot" (Matthew 5:13).

What a difference this Kirill could have made.

God Bless All

Russia is a deeply spiritually wounded nation, from centuries of oppression and abuse of religion. This is a case of somebody needing to go in and overturn some tables.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

That's a sad story. Although there would be a temptation to tell Putin what he wants to hear for the sake of preferment and comfort, I know that believers in Jesus Christ have the duty to confront evil.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot" (Matthew 5:13).

What a difference this Kirill could have made.

God Bless All

What difference could Kirill make?

 

[lismore]

What difference could Kirill make?

The same difference that John the Baptist made speaking out against Herod Antipas.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

The same difference that John the Baptist made speaking out against Herod Antipas.

He didnt actually make a difference against Herod. As far as I can tell.

But my question with regards to Putin. Do you want the Russian Orthodox Church to cease having influence in Russian politics?

 

[John G.]

What difference could Kirill make?

Patriarch Kiril lives under a government that protects the family and discourages abnormal sexual behaviour.
He lives under a president who attends church, visits Russian monasteries at home and abroad and is clearly opposed to globalist decadence.
All this after many decades of anti-Christian rule in Russia.

Why should he want to change anything?

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

Patriarch Kiril lives under a government that protects the family and discourages abnormal sexual behaviour.
He lives under a president who attends church, visits Russian monasteries at home and abroad and is clearly opposed to globalist decadence.
All this after many decades of anti-Christian rule in Russia.

Why should he want to change anything?

I dont know. I guess he should want Russian society to become less Orthodox, more liberal and more degenerate. I guess that would make Americans happy.