Russian Orthodoxy

“The World Russian People’s Council, led by Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill… frames the war as a key moment in Russia’s battle against the ‘criminal Kiev regime’ and Western ‘Satanism,’ calling it a ‘special mlitary operation.’” - CPost

“The pronouncement of Patriarch Kirill is little different than the sort of indulgences that Martin Luther fought against in the Reformation,” - BPNews

“After 93 days of war, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) has definitively broken with Russia—maybe.” - C.Today

“Torn between ‘pro-Putin’ and ‘pro-prayer,’ only a minority have spoken out publicly against the invasion. Ukrainian seminary leaders call for repentance.” - C.Today

“More than 275 Russian Orthodox priests and deacons from around the world have signed an open letter expressing their opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, challenging the Russian government and breaking with the tacit support of the military action by church leadership in Moscow.” - RNS

“The government, now nationalist rather than Communist, treats the Orthodox Church as a de facto state church.” - National Review