Tag Archives: Patriarch Kirill

Two “Brothers”: Pope Francis and the Chekist

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. The Pope’s decision to meet his “brother”, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in, delightfully, Havana (you can find some details here of the way that the persecution of Christians has spiked since last year’s Francis-brokered deal between … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy, Nationality, Autocracy (Again)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on Ricochet. Having long lost out in his efforts to woo Russia’s liberals, and increasingly struggling with opposition in Russia’s metropolitan centers, Vladimir Putin has instead being appealing to Russia’s ‘silent majority’. I wrote about this for National Review … Continue reading →

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Vladimir & Kirill

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

There were some here in the US, particularly a few on the Religious Right, who failed to appreciate the extent to which the Pussy Rioters’ decision to stage their brief event in a cathedral was not just some childish blasphemy, … Continue reading →

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Nice One, Kirill (Not)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Pope Francis thinks that same-sex marriage is the work of the “father of lies”. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, dodgy Putin crony Patriarch Kirill may be even more uneasy. Russia Today reported this (my emphasis added) back in … Continue reading →

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