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Filipe d'Avillez

Sep 22 • 9 tweets • 6 min read

1) So #Russia has just announced partial mobilisation. What does the country's leading spiritual authority say? That the whole war was caused by Ukrainian Orthodox Christians wanting their own autocephalous church.

2) In a sermon yesterday, 21/9, he had this to say.
"Today our Fatherland is going through severe trials. We know what is happening in #Ukraine. We know what danger hangs over the Ukrainian people, which they are trying to reformat, to make a state that is hostile to Russia."

3) See? It's not Russia invading and bombing Ukraine into oblivion, its "them" who are trying to "reformat" ukrainians.
Kirill says that because Russians and Ukrainians are one people, Russians should harbour no hard feelings against their brothers. None of that going on!

4) "It is important that in our hearts there is no feeling that there is an enemy. We must pray the Lord would strengthen the fraternal feelings of the peoples of Russia, so that the unity of our Church becomes stronger, which is a guarantee of peace in the expanses of Russia"

5) Not sure there are many "fraternal feelings" left to strengthen. Razing most of Eastern Ukraine probably didn't help.

6) And then... "Which is why the collapse of our country began with attempts to break the Church, create schisms and separation. The enemy knew that this point should be hit. And although we have suffered losses and a dangerous, sinful, graceless schism has arisen in Ukraine"

7) So a lot more of the united Holy Rus' myth, and blaming imaginary enemies for all that has gone wrong. Anything to say to the 300 thousand people about to be shipped off to war as cannon fodder? No.

8) All here: actualidadereligiosa.blogspot.com/2022/02/war-in…

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1) Some interesting statements by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, over the past week.
On 12/9 he described Russian strikes as "revenge on the civilian population", for heavy losses suffered by their forces recently.

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1) Pope Francis spoke about Ukraine during his inflight press conference last night. There are some important quotes there.
He was asked specifically about the right to self-defense.

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1) In today's edition of "Did he seriously just say that?", Patriarch Kirill continues to baffle us and make us wonder exactly which side he's on as, in a message to the Congress of Religious Leaders that he snubbed, he blames dictators for leading humanit to destruction.

2) "The path of dictatorship, rivalry and confrontation chosen by some rulers of this world is leading humanity to destruction. And under these conditions, it is faith that can sober people up, return them to the path of dialogue and cooperation"

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1) Right... These excerpts are from Patriarch Kirill's sermon yesterday, so in the wake of massive setbacks for Russia in Kharkiv.
To be very honest, I just can't tell at the moment if he is being serious or cynical, and hoping we read between the lines...

2) "Today is such a time – a time of anxiety, even very disturbing. And we must pray that all dangers will pass our Motherland, that those who dream of crushing Russia as an independent, truly independent state will be left with nothing."

3) "Today, the time has come when we should especially pray for our Fatherland, for our President - what difference does it make what the head of state is called!* for our army."
*Referring not to name, but to title (Grand Duke, Czar, or President)

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Sep 12

1) Just added excerpts from two sermons by Patriarch Kirill, of Moscow.
Although he does not refer directly to the war in Ukraine, there is a lot of talk about Russia's special mission in the world, and how Russia is the only state which still distinguishes right from wrong.

2) These could be read only as criticism of relativism, but with Patriarch Kirill's track record, I thought they were worth adding to the list, since they contribute to the overall rhetoric of a messianic Russia, destined to unite historic Rus'.
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3) "even today, as we know, not everything is calm in the world. And in a sense, a very special service, undoubtedly by the will of God, is now being given to this city and our country. Because the strength of modern Russia is capable of resisting many forces, including those

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Sep 12

1) Several statements by Major Arch.Shevchuk added, including an interesting one where he effectively accuses Russia of deicide.
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3) is strong do? He kills and destroys the weak, because he thinks that he can appropriate for himself what he should give to the needy and defenceless"
Then adding:
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