[Orthodox Patriarch Kirill spoke directly to the Russian invasion of Ukraine but situated it in the context of Russians and Russian separatists who have been fighting the Ukrainian government in the region of Donbas prior to the current war. The Donbas is the easternmost region of Ukraine bordering Russia. The region’s unofficial capital is Donetsk.]
For eight years there have been attempts to destroy what exists in the Donbas. And in the Donbas there is rejection, a fundamental rejection of the so-called values that are offered today by those who claim world power.
Today there is a test for the loyalty to this new world order, a kind of pass to that ‘happy’ world, the world of excess consumption, the world of false ‘freedom.’ Do you know what this test is? The test is very simple and at the same time terrible — it is the Gay Pride parade. The demands on many to hold a gay parade are a test of their loyalty to the new world order; and we know that if people or countries reject these demands, then they do not enter into that world order, they become strangers to it.
This [gay pride] is a sin that is condemned by the word of God, both the Old and the New Testament. Moreover, the Lord, condemning sin, does not condemn the sinner. He only calls him to repentance, but not to ensure that through a sinful person and his behavior, sin becomes a life standard, a variation of human behavior regarded as respected and acceptable.
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“If humanity starts believing that sin is not a violation of God’s law, if humanity agrees that sin is one of the options for human behavior, then human civilization will end there. And Gay Pride parades are designed to demonstrate that sin is one of the legitimate variations of human behavior.
That is why in order to enter the club of those ‘free’ countries, it is necessary to hold a Gay Pride parade. Not to make a political statement ‘we are with you,’ not to sign any agreements, but to hold a Gay Pride parade. And we know how people resist these demands and how this resistance is suppressed by force. This means that we are talking about imposing by force a sin condemned by God’s law, and therefore, to impose on people by brutal force the denial of God and his truth.
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We are talking about human salvation, about where humanity will end up, on which side of God the Savior, who comes into the world as its Judge and Creator, on the right or on the left, we will be. Today, out of weakness, stupidity, ignorance and most often out of unwillingness to resist, many go there, to the left side. And all that is connected with the justification of sin, condemned by the Bible, is today a test for our faithfulness to the Lord, for our ability to confess faith in our Savior.
— Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, Baptist News Global, As Putin bombs children, Russian Orthodox patriarch names the root of Ukraine’s sin: Gay Pride parades, March 10, 2022
Russia and Ukraine have similar issues, and having Putin in charge, is the only reason for all of this. That damned KGB never went away !! The Commies never went away either. They ruin everything they touch. Death- bringers 💀💀. They are and were here long.before the gay parades. Gay pride parades are the least of one’s problems over there. This thing with Ukraine is a reminder that mercy for civilians, kids, women,etc. is NOT traditional. Horrific,but not unexpected at all. This is Deja Vu agony, DNA memory.
Hey Yulya, Putin didn’t begin this issue by any means and his bully beast behaviour does not help but I think as Westerners we are responsible to look at our involvement in all this… had we not made the grave mistake of pushing NATO to Putin’s door in America’s endless expansionist routine, the monster of war might have been evaded. Bullies can’t atand to be challenged without violent response. The warning about expanding NATO was long in place and USA (another huge bully in the world) couldn’t take it. Now what?
But this highjacks the thread above and does not speak to the incredible ignorance of the Ukrainian dingdong Orthodox Patriarch Kirill. What a dull thud he makes with his mouth! Why does Baptist faith make people so utterly hateful and stupid?
such nonsense. You speak like any appeaser, trying to blame anyone but the tyrant who is at fault. Countries want to join NATO for exactly the reason Putin has given them. A bully wants to control people. You saying that we should obey him is nonsense.
“Why does Baptist faith make people so utterly hateful and stupid?”
Kirill doesn’t have a Baptist faith, he’s Orthodox. They and the Catholics had been persecuting, castrating and killing LGBT people for 1500 years before anyone ever called themselves Baptists. I’m an ex Catholic Gay myself.
well, the pastor has done a great job in showing its god is a moron and can’t hit a target worth shit.
Is it true thar “canard” is French for “blame the gays?”
Say what now???? Pat Robertson must hang out with this guy….
The gay Christ can bring anyone out of the demonic atrocity of homosexuality, even me. But, I don’t want to be delivered. I love 🍆🍆🍆 too much. Which is just plum friggin nasty, but I love ❤️ me a mouth-full. 🤮🤮🤮🍆🍆🍆
As of today, Putin warned the UN Security Council that since ” America has helped Ukraine build a biolab, it could contaminate Russia, and that he may drop the big one on them. Hi Brian. Late night coffee at the moment. While Putin is not the only one running this show, he’s still a die- hard KGB guy, and never left Communism. Lots of people believe he’s trying to restore the old USSR. I’d rather see people there go after those crooks in the Kremlin,than Russians and Ukrainians fighting EACH OTHER. Putin is using divide and conquer tactics, because it does work. But, just the same he rammed through a law that sentences one to 15 years in prison for criticism of the war, to intimidate the citizens into silence. Sadly, brace for shocking stuff, because Putin does follow through on his threats.
A reminder that Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is controlled by the government of Russia. His voice is, essentially, Putin’s voice.