“I ask all parties to the conflict to cease fire from Friday to Saturday at noon so that the faithful can participate in festive services”, suggested Patriarch Kirill.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and supports the war in Ukraine.
Kiev considers it part of the propaganda
The Russian Orthodox Church, blessing the militarization of Russia and the murder and genocide of Ukrainians, is not an authority, but a war propagandist, and therefore its proposal is nothing more than a piece of propaganda and a cynical trap, he replied at the suggestion of Patriarch Mykhajlo Podoljak of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
A few days ago, both Moscow and Kiev also rejected the idea of a truce for the New Year holidays.
In September, Patriarch Kirill spoke about how those who fall in battle are automatically cleansed of their sins. According to him, the blame for what is happening in Ukraine falls on the heads of those who have set themselves the goal of “the destruction of the unity of Mother Russia, the unity of our people and our faith.”
The Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7 according to the Julian calendar, services are usually held on the night of January 6-7.
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