Posted on 12/05/2008 9:38:15 AM PST by tcg
"I am shocked. It is hard to find words. I had immense respect for him". These are the grieving words attributed to Mikhail Gorbachev in a multitude of news reports now streaming out of Russia concerning the death of Patriarch Alexy II, the beloved head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Reportedly interested in the claims of the Christian faith in the last few years, the last President of the Soviet Union and champion of the “Glasnost” strategy which helped consign that former world power to the history books expressed the sentiments of the entire Russian people. Under the leadership of Patriarch Alexy II, the Orthodox Christian faith has been resurgent in Russia. That resurgence is spreading globally.
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Memory Eternal!
Condolences, of course, but why on earth would they go to Gorbachev for a quote, other than that he might have been the only allegedly Orthodox person the reporter knew?
I want to hear what Putin has to say.
Condolences to the Russian Orthodox Freepers. I’m sure he will be missed. But the Lord knows the time for each of us and I’m sure he is going home to a blessed reward.
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