Posted on 01/14/2024 5:30:52 AM PST by Timber Rattler
A prominent liberal priest faces expulsion from the Russian Orthodox church for refusing to read out a prayer asking God to guide Russia to victory over Ukraine.
In a verdict published on Saturday, a church court said Aleksiy Uminsky should be “expelled from holy orders” for violating his priestly oath. The decision was forwarded for approval to Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian church who strongly backs President Vladimir Putin.
The case shows how the church is clamping down on internal dissent as it throws its support behind Putin and his “special military operation” in Ukraine, which is now nearing the end of its second year.
The church court said Uminsky had broken his oath by refusing to read the “Prayer for Holy Rus” – an archaic name for Russia – which Kirill has made compulsory at church services.
“Behold, those who want to fight have taken up arms against Holy Rus, hoping to divide and destroy its united people,” said the prayer first pronounced by Kirill on 25 September 2022, seven months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Arise, o God, to help your people and grant us victory through your power.“
Dozens of Russian Orthodox priests have been punished for challenging the church’s line on the war – for example, by reading out prayers for peace instead of victory – according to Christians against War, an online group that has documented their cases.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
The backing of the Russian state by the orthodox Russian church is why the Russian churches in Ukraine have broken away and now what to come under other orthodox leadership or be independent. Media folks and some FR commentators made nasty comments in the past about the breakaway but relationship this is the reason.
I suck at writing this morning. 😠
There's a dishonest pro-Kremlin element around here who would have people believe that the Ukrainian government is actually trying to ban Christianity, when in fact its trying to rid its country of Putin's intelligence apparatus.
The REAL and far more popular church in Ukraine is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, which includes 78% of the Ukrainian Orthodox population, and 52% of the entire population of Ukraine.
The distinction is confusing for people who do not know Eastern Orthodox history, and the pro-Kremlin crowd plays on that ignorance to attack the Ukrainian government.
The ROC is not a church. It’s just another propaganda department of the KGB.
So what's your point?
No worries! I made sure he's tied to his other FR Ukie propaganda through the keywords. 
This bogus priests name is Klown Kryandil from outer space
The one true fact is Putin attacked Ukraine.
Wonder if the Russian Orthodox Church is going to stop being Russian and become Christian.
We're just envious here that we can't do the same thing to the Commie oblasts of California, New York and their fellow traveler states.
But you knew that.
Go ahead and post the reporters' name in the keywords. It makes no difference since Reuters is a recognized international wire service, and its news stories are allowed here, if properly excerpted.
Better than one of your dodgy blogs or vblogs.
LOL!
The last two articles I posted on the Russian War of Liberation Against The Banderites were from Forbes [your boy propagandist, David Axe], and Reuters.
I agree that those sources are dodgy.
https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:kiryandil/index?tab=articles
What Iowa doink?
The Kremlin has politicized the Russian orthodox church to such a degree that it’s now basically an FSB outlet.
Extremely dishonest journalism.
The journalist grossly misrepresented the actual prayer, he actually wrote a false quote that is not in the prayer of the patriarch at all.
Here is the full prayer:
O Master, All-Merciful Lord our God Jesus Christ, through the intercession of the All-Holy All-Pure Lady and Ever-Virgin Mary, holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Grand Prince St. Vladimir and Grand Princess Olga, holy New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, holy God-bearing Fathers Anthony and Theodosius, wonder-workers of the Kiev Caves, Sergius of Radonezh, Job of Pochaev, Seraphim of Sarov, and all the saints, make acceptable this prayer of ours for the holy Church and for all Thy people.
As we, Thy children, have received Thy Grace from one Baptismal font under Prince St. Vladimir, so establish forever the spirit of brotherly love and peace in our hearts!
Head off the alien nations striving for war and assailing Holy Russia, and overturn their plots.
Guide the governing powers by Thy Grace to every good deed, establish the warriors in Thy commandments, grant dwelling unto the homeless, food unto the hungry, healing and recovery unto the sick and afflicted, good hope and consolation unto those in confusion and fear, and forgiveness of sins and blessed repose unto those killed in battle.
Imbue our souls with Thy faith, love, and hope, so that in all our lands with one mouth and one heart we may confess Thee, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, with Thy Beginningless Father, with Thy Holy Good and Life-creating Spirit, unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Sure thing, sport!
That Church is a tool of Russian propaganda - there is a big fight going on in Russia over using the church it that way.
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