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Head of Eastern Orthodoxy condemns Putin, Russian invasion of Ukraine

SteinarBy SteinarMarch 10, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
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The global head of Eastern Orthodoxy offered a rare public criticism when he condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying “the whole world is against Russia.”

During an interview with CNN TÜRK, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said he maintained “a very good relationship” with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while he described how Russia’s recent military actions have strained the country’s relationship with the rest of the world. 

“We are entering a new era of Cold War,” said Patriarch Bartholomew, according to a report. “The distance between Russia and not only Ukraine but the whole Western world, Russia and the Western world is getting bigger. It means that we are entering a new Cold War period.”

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“Anyone who thinks right and acts right does not want this situation, this new Cold War period. As a religious institution, our Patriarchate, has always been in favor of peace and unity, and we continue to do so. We have especially strengthened our prayers these days,” he added.

Current archbishop of Constantinople and ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople serves the service at the principal Eastern Orthodox St. George’s Cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2020. (Photo by Sergii Kharchenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

The patriarch of Constantinople serves as the first among equals of the decentralized Eastern Orthodox communion. He presides over any council of Orthodox primates, and he serves as a spokesperson for the Orthodox communion.

When Ukraine gained its independence from the former Soviet Union, the Ecumenical Patriarch said the Orthodox church also granted the country its own independent Orthodox Church. In 2019, a Ukrainian Orthodox Church based in Kyiv formally separated from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that looks to Moscow for leadership. Both churches, however, have garnered criticism from Russia’s Orthodox Church.

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The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has voiced support for Putin and even went as far as to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a war against sinful living and in response to the “extermination” of Donbas separatists.

“We have entered into a struggle that has not a physical, but a metaphysical significance,” Kirill said during a church sermon on Sunday, before the start of Lent.

FILE - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill delivers the Christmas Liturgy in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

FILE – Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill delivers the Christmas Liturgy in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

He also said the Donbas citizens are suffering for their “fundamental rejection of the so-called values that are offered today by those who claim world power.” 

The ongoing struggle, then, was a “test for the loyalty” of those who peddle their own ideas of freedom and “excess consumption.”

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The controversial comments have split Ukrainian Orthodoxy as some are still loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church, despite Putin’s militaristic invasion.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill on the 13th anniversary of his enthronement in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

FILE – Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill on the 13th anniversary of his enthronement in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Several bishops from Ukraine’s independent church have sent a letter critical of Kirill’s comments.

“And the reason is obvious. The treacherous open invasion of Ukraine is a huge mistake of Russia,” wrote Rev. Mykola Danilevich, who also noted that “many of our priests have stopped commemorating the Moscow Patriarch for worship services.”

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“People did not hear from the patriarch a clear assessment of this war and his call to stop this madness,” Danilevich added.

A 2018 survey found that about 67.3% of Ukraine’s population identifies as one or another strand of Orthodox Christianity, with 28.7% part of the Kyiv-based Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), 23.4% simply “Orthodox,” and 12.8% Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate.

Fox News’ Tyler O’Neil and The Associated Press contributed to this report.



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