Posted on 05/19/2015 1:39:21 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Chinese government has allowed the ordination of Russian Orthodox priests, for the first time in 60 years, the AsiaNews service reports.
Metropolitan Hilarion, who heads the external-affairs department of the Moscow patriarchate, announced the ordinations after his return from a visit to China. His trip came shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow, meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill.
Metropolitan Hilarion reported “very constructive talks” with government officials in Beijing, adding that China is a society that properly values the “role of culture, traditions and the moral factor in shaping the lives of people and individuals."
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Well, they’re such close buds with Putin, who uses the Patriarchate of Moscow as a front.
A good sign for the Christians of China. From what I have seen, most of the persecution has come from local officials in one province in particular.
“adding that China is a society that properly values the “role of culture, traditions and the moral factor in shaping the lives of people and individuals.”
With the comment my opinion of Met. Hilarion has slipped a bit.
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