Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarch
Analysis: What Putin sees as a political restoration, Kirill sees as a crusade.
Source: jpost.com
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Analysis: What Putin sees as a political restoration, Kirill sees as a crusade.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Russian Patriarch Kirill's full-throated blessing for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion that experts say is unprecedented.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has joined in the call to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, asking him to take a stand against the war in Ukraine.