Dear Jesper,

In the war in Ukraine, religion plays an important role. Not only because of the remarks of patriarch Kirill on the Ukrainian forces of evil or on the gay prides that so much corrupted Western society, but because of the visible process of the ideologization of religion that took place in the Orthodox churches. This ideologization comes down to forging a narrative in which nationalistic and religious elements are merged into a new story about the uniqueness of a certain culture. That is the changing narrative, the narrative that once again wakens the old dream of one faith, one reign, one law. Unfortunately, this religious aspect is also one of the elements of surprise the Western countries met in the case of this war.

In this personal content hub, you will find various articles to provide some background on the topic. This hub also contains the agenda, instructions on how to join the round table, and the key questions we would like to discuss.

I am looking forward to meeting you.

Best regards,
Matthias Smalbrugge 

The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

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The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

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The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

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The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

continue reading

The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

continue reading

The growing hold of the Moscow Patriarchate over the European Orthodox world

On 3rd March 2022, Metropolitan Jean de Doubna,[1] Archbishop of the Orthodox Churches of the Russian tradition in Western Europe, signed a rare statement. In this statement, he “urges His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill5 [of Moscow] and the Holy Synod [government of the Russian Orthodox Church] to intervene firmly with the political authorities of Russia to put an immediate end to this war.” A war that he denounced, not without political courage, as “a grave sin before God.”

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find out more

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find out more

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