Kirill’s “terrible sermon” of March 6, where he justified the invasion as preventing “Gay Prides,” comes from a dangerous apocalyptic theology.
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Ukraine: Leading Chinese Academics “Strongly Oppose Russian War”
We translate a statement by five prominent Chinese professors that went viral on Chinese social media before being banned by the authorities. These statements are normal elsewhere, but in China they risk their careers.
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.
The War In Ukraine: A Uyghur Perspective
The relationship between Russia and Ukraine is a “terrible kinship.” Just as the relationship China has with the Uyghurs.
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: Putin Is “Destroying the Basic Principles of Peace”
Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk calls the Russian actions “a new wave of armed aggression.”
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.