Posted on 03/13/2017 6:42:42 PM PDT by marshmallow
New York, March 13, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia on occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the revolution urges to liberate cities and towns from monuments to Lenin and to rid the center of Moscow of his body.
"A symbol of reconciliation of the Russian nation with the Lord would be to rid Red Square of the remains of the main persecutor and executioner of the 20th century, and the destruction of monuments to him. They are all symbols of catastrophe, tragedy, and of the destruction of our God-given Sovereignty. The same applies to the cities, oblasts and streets which are deprived of their original historic names," the ROCOR Synod of Bishops was quoted by its press service as saying in their epistle.
The bishops noted that the only thing that hindered Russia's unstoppable growth was "a revolution organized and supported by the Western nations."
It is important to note that the constant denigration of Russia on the part of “Western civilization” we see today existed a hundred years ago and, in fact, much earlier. The world despised the Russian Empire, the heir to Holy Orthodox Rus. Neither adherence to the duty to Russia’s allies, nor the unceasing readiness for cooperation by the Russian Tsars could change that. The renowned British statesman, Lord Palmerston, succinctly stated: "How difficult life is in the world when no one is at war with Russia," the document reads.
Its authors said that of the reasons for revolution in Russia were "the apostasy and neglect of faith in Christ, and the rejection of the Divinely-ordained government."
They pointed out that "the educated classes in Russia, raised in so-called “Westernizing” traditions, pushed Russia with almost suicidal relentlessness into the abyss, pushing the Russian people in every way possible to reject their faith, their Tsar and their Fatherland."
I predict that there will be relics. Like splinters from the cross, they will eventually sell shreds of Lenin’s mummy.
I would build a great toilet with huge volume capacity. I would put in the corpse of lenin. Then I would have hundreds of AIDS patients and other homosexuals poop[ on top of lenin before flushing the whole mess to join their poopy kind.
Podesta will throw a dinner party and they’ll do shots of the embalming fluid.
Last sentence i REALLY REALLY TRUE!!
But how’ Putin feel about this?
Is this guy gonna be found in a ditch :)
Embalming fluid and pizza. Yum.
Lenin & Squiggin Molotov cocktail hour.
Burn the remains in an unknown location and scatter the ashes. Let there be no physical trace of Lenin left. He already has his memorial... built atop millions upon millions of graves of innocents.
Believe it or not, my understanding is that Putin has a great deal of reverence for the Orthodox Church. Hearing this may actually give him pause.
Phase 1: upgrade Lenin memorial.
Phase 2: repeal Lenin memorial.
Phase 3: replace Lenin memorial.
Oh wait, that is Obama/RyanCare, soon to be TrumpCare. But phases 2 and 3 will be the real reform. /s
Jesus H.... easy there Caligula. Eating dinner here.
Lenin’s tomb could maybe be moved around the corner to a more remote location. An explanation of what happened with before and after details could be presented. The idea of never repeating that horrible mistake ever again. If the entire history is erased from existence you can bet the mistake will happen again. Thus Lenin’s Tomb: the Mistake; do not repeat.
Last sentence i REALLY REALLY TRUE!!
But how’ Putin feel about this?
Is this guy gonna be found in a ditch :)
The church generally doesn’t make a move like this without talking to Putin first as is normal with state religions, so I’d expect this was approved. Putin may or may not be a sincere in his faith, but he is clearly using the faith to push Russia in a more traditional direction. Just because someone may be a killer doesn’t mean they’re not smart enough to realize that Christianity and Traditionalism are the rocks that western civilization was built on, not liberalism.
Now I’ll just wait for ETL or elhombra to jump in explain why Putin in the Anti-Christ and how John McCain will lead us in a glorious Jihad against Putin and his evil Church.
I actually said shreds, but slices and slithers is good, too.
As a Roman Catholic I find the Roc claim to be legitimate to be quaint, but I agree with this.
Not yet. The Russkies are still too attached to their false god Lenin.
All that’s left in the mausoleum that originally belonged to Lenin is the skull.
Seems the best thing would to to charge tourists for the opportunity to take a selfie with the mummy. Use the old bastard as a tool of capitalism.
Please enlighten me as to why the legitimacy of the Russian Orthodox Church is “quaint”, vs. the post-Schism Roman Catholic Church.
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