Russian Orthodox Church

• Wikipedia: Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church and KGB/FSB connection

Kremlinism

• Putin Runs The Russian State--And The Russian Church Too
• Moscow Church Increasingly Working As Spy Network For Putin Regime
• ChrisO, Vladimir Putin is equated to the Archangel Michael in a new prayer book issued by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) to Russian troops in Ukraine. The book also frames the Orthodox Cross with Kalashnikov rifles, highlighting the ROC's overt support for Putin's war., 2022-12-13 (thread) (pdf)

• In #Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church is part of the Russian imperialist state and is interlinked with the security agencies.

• USA: https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1704501406000963885

• https://twitter.com/DonbasDIY/status/1641332738644148224

• Praying for Putin: Spies in Cassocks Threaten the West

Stalin

• A cult of 'Saint Stalin' has appeared in the Russian Orthodox Church, with the Soviet dictator being hailed as a saint or even a secret Orthodox bishop. In reality, Stalin closed or destroyed nearly all churches in Russia and had 85,000 Orthodox clergy shot in 1937 alone.

war

• Russian Orthodox Church calls invasion of Ukraine "holy war", Ukrainian church reacts

• Russian Orthodox Church declares “Holy War” against Ukraine and West

• The Russian Orthodox Church Declares “Holy War” Against Ukraine and Articulates Tenets of Russia’s Emerging Official Nationalist Ideology

• The Russian Orthodox Church declares ‘holy war’ on Ukraine

• Patriarch Kirill’s ‘Holy War’ decree puts WCC membership at risk

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

• Wikipedia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
• KGB agent [1] [2] [3]

Patriarch Alexy II

• Russian Patriarch ‘was KGB spy’ (archive)

Artemy Vladimirov

• Russia’s Holy War Against the West

Andrei Tkachev

• Протоиерей Ткачев (родившийся во Львове) советует прихожанам идти умирать на войну, а не «давиться блевотиной от пьянства». Нет ничего, что оскорбляет христианство сильнее, чем подобные гундяевские попы..

Aggressions

• A Ukrainian soldier's funeral came to blows on July 22 when a priest of the Moscow Patriarchate used a large crucifix to attack a priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, who was urging people to abandon the Patriarchate and not use the deceased soldier's Russian name.

Bans

• Russian Orthodox against Jehovah's Witnesses

Spy operations

Norway

• Dual-purpose parishes
• Orthodox Church of Russia acquired properties in Norway next to military bases in recent years
• The Russian Orthodox Church is buying buildings overlooking military bases in Norway

Kremlinism/Nazism

• They Prayed for the Führer: Deal With The Devils (How the Russian Orthodox Church supported Hitler) [4]

Stalin

• https://twitter.com/francis_scarr/status/1692445936587288764

Dissent

• Orthodox priest reportedly arrested in Russia for sermon decrying invasion of Ukraine

Letters

• Appeal of the Clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Calling for Reconciliation and an End to the War (original in Russian, 293 signers)
• Open request to the primates of local Orthodox churches (original in Ukrainian, 438 signers)

Bans

• Ivan Verbytskyi, “Let me tell you a few words about the so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church allegedly banned by Zelenskyi this week 🧵” (thread) (pdf)

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/10/20/ukraine-russia-church-ban/

Oligarchy

• Orthodoxy, Oil, Tobacco, and Wine: Do They Mix?

More

• Russian Orthodox Church/Children in captivity and medieval torture

• https://twitter.com/Lavrovskyi/status/1632008630953287682

• https://twitter.com/WilliamLorrain5/status/1641360130381070336

• https://twitter.com/rshereme/status/1681585503072837632