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Church court says Aleksiy Uminsky broke his oath by refusing to recite ‘Prayer for Holy Rus’, which church has made compulsory at services

A prominent liberal priest faces expulsion from the Russian Orthodox church for refusing to read out a prayer asking God to guide Russia to victory over Ukraine.

In a verdict published on Saturday, a church court said Aleksiy Uminsky should be “expelled from holy orders” for violating his priestly oath. The decision was forwarded for approval to Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian church who strongly backs President Vladimir Putin.

The case shows how the church is clamping down on internal dissent as it throws its support behind Putin and his “special military operation” in Ukraine, which is now nearing the end of its second year.

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[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

In Russia, when a door closes, a window opens…

[–] Nobody@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You’d like to think Putin would think twice before martyring a priest. I don’t know a lot about Eastern Orthodox Christianity, but martyrdom tends to be a big deal.

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That's why they are expelling him. He will be painted as a Ukrainian spy who infiltrated their Orthodox Church.

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