Russian Orthodox Church Support for Russian Invasion of Ukraine

[Edwcraig]

Sky News Interview with Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communications and Information Security Liubov TsyBulska alleging The Russian Orthodox Churches support for and participation in spreading Russian disinformation in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Is there any doubt that Russia is also funding Evangelical churches in the US promoting Republican anti-democratic messages. Wish the news media would report on this.

[Turbineguy]

1. Ukraine has a prosperous economy

There's nothing like a full collection plate.

[SharonClark]

2. Orthodox Clerics Call For Stop To War In Ukraine In Rare Challenge To Russian Government

It is very rare for such a large number of religious clerics of the Orthodox Church to openly challenge President Vladimir Putin. In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Kirill, who did not sign the letter, have fully supported Putin's policies.

In an unusual move, more than 150 Russian Orthodox clerics have called for an immediate stop to the ongoing war in Ukraine in an open letter issued on March 1.

At least 176 Orthodox clerics said that they "respect the freedom of any person given to him or her by God," adding that the people of Ukraine "must make their own choices by themselves, not at the point of assault rifles and without pressure from either West or East."
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https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-orthodox-clerics-stop-war-ukrane/31730667.html

[Edwcraig]

3. I am sorry. 150???

Russian Orthodox clergy are against war. Really. That's it?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

5. What would be an ok number?

[Edwcraig]

6. Gee. I don't know maybe 100% of Christian church clergy can at least say they are against war.

It is kinda under that "Thou shalt not kill" thing. And how about not only not opposing this war but actively participating in disinformation in support of the war that is being reported here.

[Mariana]

8. There are about 40,000 full-time Russian Orthodox clerics

according to Wikipedia. 176 is less than one half of one percent of them.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. Good news, cause Twitter news not full news. A damn break startd from a single crack.

150 clergy is a crack.

Yet another purposely neglected story by the western media, among many.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. Ukraine.

Ancestral home of the Russian church, and basically Russia.