Posted on 01/13/2023 6:56:11 PM PST by marshmallow
Patriarch Kirill speaks to the nation on Christmas Eve
It has become a tradition on Russian mainstream television for the head of the Russian church, Patriarch Kirill, to give a lengthy interview on Christmas Eve, (Russians celebrate it on December 6th).
This year, the Kirill shared his thoughts on Dostoevsky, the effect of the Ukraine war on state and society, priests on the front lines, the return of Christian morality to Russian society and its continuing collapse in Europe, the future of Christianity in the Ukraine as its church comes under violent persecution, the Russian church's lead role in providing humanitarian aide and charitable giving to the Ukraine, whether Russians and Ukrainians are one people, and much more.
These interviews are interesting insights into the Patriarch as a person. One fact that comes across is how well Kirill is able to speak off the cuff, displaying a commanding intellect.
For the last several years, the interviewer has been Andrei Kondrashov, one of the most influential media figures in Russia. Famous for his immensely popular documentary films about the Ukraine going back to 2014 and previously as one of Russia's most visible news anchors, Kondrashov is the #2 executive at Russia's mammoth state-owned media conglomerate, VGTRK. Imagine 3-4 US mainstream media holdings mashed together, and you get a sense of the heft and reach of VGTRK. The choice of Kondrashov as interviewer is symbolic because he is the journalist most favored by Putin with whom to do lengthy one-on-one interviews, of which he has done many with Kondrashov.
Some key soundbites from the interview:
- "We are fighting to keep human civilization viable, for the future of mankind, no less.
- "The more Russia is put under pressure from the West, the stronger we become spiritually."
- "Today, Russia has a.........
(Excerpt) Read more at gorthodox.com ...
Russian Christmas is December 25th on the Julian calendar, or January 7th on the Gregorian calendar, thus Christmas Eve would be January 6th.
giant meteor 2024?
He’s got that straight...
“giant meteor 2024?”
9-11-01, Recession 08, COVID - God keeps permitting hard trials but so many remain stiff-necked and stubbornly impenitent.
“Nor did they repent of their murders, their magical potions, their sexual immorality, or their thefts.” -Revelation 9:21
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