Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Orthodox Church leader says Russian soldiers dying in Ukraine will be cleansed of sin

Mon, September 26, 2022 at 8:07 AM·2 min read

(Reuters) - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has said that Russian soldiers who die in the war against Ukraine will be cleansed of all their sins, days after President Vladimir Putin ordered the country's first mobilisation since World War Two.

Patriarch Kirill is a key Putin ally and backer of the invasion. He has previously criticised those who oppose the war and called on Russians to rally round the Kremlin.

"Many are dying on the fields of internecine warfare," Kirill, 75, said in his first Sunday address since the mobilisation order. "The Church prays that this battle will end as soon as possible, so that as few brothers as possible will kill each other in this fratricidal war."

"But at the same time, the Church realises that if somebody, driven by a sense of duty and the need to fulfil their oath ... goes to do what their duty calls of them, and if a person dies in the performance of this duty, then they have undoubtedly committed an act equivalent to sacrifice. They will have sacrificed themselves for others. And therefore, we believe that this sacrifice washes away all the sins that a person has committed."

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[Grins]

1. And he knows this because of...what?

What a stupid thing to say.

[mitch96]

13. because, Because BECAUSE! when in doubt...

[Thunderbeast]

2. As it has always been

The alliance of military, political, and religion serves the interests of the powerful.

The magical spirit in the sky does not care, and does not guide the dictators in the temples wearing the big hats.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. So now they can commit all the war crimes they want.

Great. How conveeeeenient.

[enki23]

4. Your crusade is stuck in reverse, your supreme ultimate super-duper holiness, sir.

Though I suppose you could argue this crusade is, overall, moving in the traditional direction.

[niyad]

5. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

[Sky Jewels]

6. Is this like declassifying documents with your mind?

Religion is such a load of hocus-pocus crap.

[Raster]

8. Religion is a racket.

[Sky Jewels]

9. So true. It's the biggest and oldest grifting ring on the planet.

The RCC is a prime example. Look at how many multi-billions the Vatican has raked in over centuries. Utterly disgusting.

[Raster]

10. I agree wholeheartedly.

I was born and raised LDS (Mormon), until I voluntarily separated at age 15. I know first-hand just what a racket religion is, especially the various flavors of Christianity.

[Sky Jewels]

11. Congratulations on getting out!

That couldn't have been easy, especially at such a young age.

[Raster]

14. Thank you. It was not. The Mormons "surround" you with all their programs...

...especially those geared to younger people. They make it as difficult as possible to pull away.

[Sky Jewels]

15. ...

[Raster]

7. at first Kirill was not a Putin fan, and then he realized they hated the same people...

... gays and women, so Kirill became an uber Putin supporter.

Typical leader of an organized religion... It isn't love that motivates them, it is hate. Hate and their shared nationalism. Kirill can be viewed as some of the Catholics that supported Hitler and his wars because of their shared hate, especially for gays, the Roma people and the Jews.

And don't freaking tell me that some Catholics did not support the Nazis...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Hudal

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. I also heard Russian Orthodox clerics who drunk arsenic laced Kool-Aid go directly to heaven

You should try it Patriarch Kirill.