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Russia: Christianity under threat of total destruction in ME – Orthodox Bishop Alfeiev
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09.02.2016
A major figure in the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeiev blamed the politics of "Western States" for the "displacement of Christians” in the Middle East during an interview with RT from Moscow on Tuesday.
The Metropolitan called attention to a past speech which he made at the UN concerning “the persecution of Christians” and highlighted that everyone looked at him as if "I fell from the moon." According to Alfeiev, this changed only after “terrorists started uploading horrific videos in social media of executions."
"Christianity in this region is under threat of total destruction. The Christians have lived there for 2000 years, Christianity was born there and now it has no place there," he added.
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba on Friday in what could be a landmark step forward towards amending a 1,000 year-old rift between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
The Metropolitan called attention to a past speech which he made at the UN concerning “the persecution of Christians” and highlighted that everyone looked at him as if "I fell from the moon." According to Alfeiev, this changed only after “terrorists started uploading horrific videos in social media of executions."
"Christianity in this region is under threat of total destruction. The Christians have lived there for 2000 years, Christianity was born there and now it has no place there," he added.
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba on Friday in what could be a landmark step forward towards amending a 1,000 year-old rift between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
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