We have already seen the systematic attempt to suppress the Catholic Church in Russia on other threads, but this expulsion underscores the gravity of the situation.
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Jesus, King of the nations, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lord of the Church, have mercy on us.
Jesus, High Priest and Savior, have mercy on us.
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us.
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Putin has been a good ally and has been moving Russia to a true free market why are you trying to make him look bad?
5 posted on
04/21/2002 6:13:45 PM PDT by
weikel
To: history_matters,FormerLib,Stavka2
I guess Putin is saying no proselytizing here, thank you very much. Russia already has a faith and Russians should be Orthodox.
7 posted on
04/21/2002 6:40:29 PM PDT by
MarMema
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To: history_matters
Don't you think it might be a good idea to find out WHY this Bishop was refused? Perhaps the Russians are disturbed about the stories that are coming out about Priests in the USA. They have finally been allowed to return to God and maybe they want to make sure their people are not disillusioned. They could be wanting to wait until the Holy Father makes his final statement on what has been happening. It's a shame that all priests must be tarred by this ugly brush, but, the Russians are extremely fond of their children.
To: history_matters
There may be some bitterness on the part of Russia that the pope and Reagan worked together to bring down communism, in the process destroying the Russian economy.
It probably goes deeper than that. Prince Vladimir chose eastern orthodoxy because of the splendor of the Byzantine liturgy, back while the two were united. He rejected the Jewish religion because they had been hounded place to place and rejected the Muslim religion because the Russians couldn't do without their vodka. (From the book "Christ in Russia").
30 posted on
04/21/2002 7:56:54 PM PDT by
Aliska
To: history_matters
Man, this is getting bad. It would appear that the Orthodox Church is shaking in its boots over a mere 600,000 Catholics. Poor babies. They collaborated with the Communists before, so collaborating with a communist like Putin to keep others out should be old hat for them.
patent
51 posted on
04/21/2002 9:01:45 PM PDT by
patent
To: history_matters
Much like the Church of England, the Russian Orthodox Church enjoys State Sponsorship. All others are seen as interlopers.
63 posted on
04/21/2002 10:10:53 PM PDT by
BellStar
To: history_matters
Bump for further review later.
71 posted on
04/22/2002 4:58:46 AM PDT by
Diago
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I notice the reference to Sakhalin Island has been completely removed from this story (at least it was mentioned in previous stories). This action was completely initiated by the Russian Foreign Ministry. There is no evidence of any connection to the Russian Orthodox Church.
I believe that this is just another piece in the propaganda war against the Russian Orthodox faith.
To: history_matters
This is so serious in light of the Palestinion-Israeli war. Whose side will Russia take?
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