he called on the world to pray for peace and offer help to the people who are suffering. it is quite a contrast to the leader of the russian orthodox church. he's an ally of putin and says the war is a culture clash between russia and western liberal values but a former superior says putin is destroying the russian orthodox church in ukraine. professor scott kenworthy is an expert on eastern orthodox christianity. thank you for coming on. you also belong to the orthodox church in america. i'm wondering what do you make of the claim that putin is destroying it? >> well, i think it's -- there's a lot to it and the fact that he's aligned so closely with president putin and to the point of supporting the war is discrediting the orthodox church