Myrrh-streaming icons are not new in the Orthodox tradition, but this one in Onega calls for Russians to serve in the Army rather than escaping abroad.
Orthodox Churches
Patriarch Kirill Threatens Enemies of Russia With Deportation to Siberia
He visited the mines of Norilsk and suggested “scarecrows” should be brought there, so they may “think twice whether it is worth offending the Russians or not.”
Putin Has a New Great Data Base of Religious (and Non-Religious) “Extremists”
Both books or pamphlets and individuals will be included in a mammoth Orwellian list of targets for exclusion and repression.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or Maneuver?
Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to?
Patriarch Kirill: How Important Is His Support for Putin?
Only a small percentage of Russians go to church. Many who don’t may still be influenced by the Patriarch’s tirades.
Ukraine: Why the Moscow Patriarch Supports Putin’s War
Kirill’s “terrible sermon” of March 6, where he justified the invasion as preventing “Gay Prides,” comes from a dangerous apocalyptic theology.
A Terrible Sermon: Patriarch of Moscow Blesses “Metaphysical” War Against the “World of Gay Prides”
On March 6, ironically Forgiveness Sunday for the Orthodox, Patriarch Kirill abandoned all caution and blessed the war of aggression against Ukraine and the “false freedom” of democratic countries.
Ukraine: Orthodox United Against Putin
Even the Orthodox Church in communion with the Patriarchate of Moscow called Ukrainians to resistance, comparing the Russian President to Cain.
Donetsk and Luhansk: Pseudo-States Denying Religious Liberty
The state protection of the Russian Orthodox Church monopoly and the repression of the minorities are among the most brutal in the world.
International Religious Freedom Summit’s Aftermath: Battle Over Ukraine
Metropolitan Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church and Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Ecumenical Patriarchate continue to present opposite views.