A Putin/Medvedev/Kirill Triumvirate? Not Yet
Hat tip to A.J. Emphasis Ours. Russia’s Patriarch Increasingly Becoming Major Force In Politics (RFE/RL) When Patriarch Kirill visited Russia’s
Read moreRussian Resurrection (so-called)
The Desecration of the Relics of the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna in Jerusalem
Hat Tip to A.A. (PortalCredo) An Open Letter to the ROCOR(MP) Hierarch Metropolitan Hilarion. With sorrow in my soul, I
Read moreWORLD ORTHODOXY: Kirill to get a say on every piece of Russian legislation
(moscowtimes.ru) Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill invited the United Russia deputies to his office to voice his angst over EU-backed plans
Read moreMP Ecumenist says Stalin Bad; Sergianists Revolt and Complain
(NFTU- source: Russia Religion News)Amazing. So the MP’s leading ecumenist calls Stalin a monster and who comes to “Saint” Stalin’s
Read moreWorld Orthodoxy: MP Priests Now Authorized to Undertake Collections Activity
Related: Clericalization of the Russian State ‘Reviving the Negatives’ of Soviet Times, Orthodox Priest Warns (AFP) — The Russian Orthodox
Read moreWorld Orthodoxy: Sava of Poland admits collaboration with Secret Police
Didn’t Sergius say something like this? Doesn’t it sound familiar? See the quote at bottom…. (source: orthodox-forum) The present leader
Read moreWorld Orthodox: Met. Jonah (OCA) considers seating MP Bishop on “Autocephalous” Synod
Hat tip to R.D. “We are not a Russian Orthodox church; we are a Local Orthodox Church, which accepts all
Read moreROAC: Statement of the Synod of BishopsConcerning State Persecution
Hat tip to R.D. for the English translation. We – the Bishops, clergy and laity of the Russian Orthodox Autonomous
Read moreSoviet-Style “Council of Religious Affairs” Resurrected
And the unionists cry: “Russia is resurrecting!” Oh, something’s “resurrecting” alright. NFTU (Novye izvestiia/Steeves) In the USSR there was a
Read morenew article on the “history” of the Moscow Patriarchate
The above link is an impressive paper by Fr Alexander Mazyrin, from the latest issue of Social Sciences, a publication
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