Russian Orthodox clerics rally support for war as holy duty
The Moscow Patriarch Kirill has repeatedly supported Russia's attack on Ukraine in the past. He even talked about fighting against globalization and Satanism, which he claims have possessed the West. This time, another Orthodox cleric is expressing positive views on the war, claiming that "every normal guy wants to be on the front line."
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Every normal guy who loves his country would want to be on the front line in Ukraine, because that is where the nation's fate is decided, quotes "Moscow Times," Metropolitan Yevgeny Kulberg of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye.
The words of the Russian Orthodox Church representative were spoken during the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the liberation of Sudzha in the Kursk region. As the media adds, such displays are created because not every boy can participate in the war.
In Yekaterinburg, next to the Church on the Blood, a model of a pipe was installed, through which Russian soldiers were supposedly to penetrate the Ukrainian army's rear - reports "Moscow Times." The Metropolitan compared this installation to tank monuments from World War II, and likened the pipe itself to David's sling.
Kulberg, aligned with Patriarch Kirill's stance, has repeatedly supported the war efforts, emphasizing the need for spiritual victory over the enemy.
Patriarch Kirill himself, in his book, called for the mobilization of the church alongside Russia's military and political forces. He also called for prayers for President Vladimir Putin and the soldiers fighting in Ukraine. Kirill assured that Russia is a peace-loving country, although he admitted that humanity cannot live without wars.
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According to the most important Orthodox cleric, the war in Ukraine is holy because Russia is protecting the world from the onset of globalization and the victory of the West, which he says has fallen into Satanism.
