During the World Council of the Russian People which brings together each year the supporters of Russian nationalism around the clergy, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all the Russias, stressed on October 31 that the Russians were tired of the war, after almost three years of war. active military operations. From then on, the population no longer wanted to be bombarded with reports describing the situation on the front line but preferred to turn to entertainment programs.
While some Russians volunteer their time and money to the needs of the army, many “ are not willing to give up their personal comfort and prosperous standard of living “, lamented Kirill. However, many entertainment programs broadcast on television encourage behavior “ frivolous and carefree ”, which contrasts sharply with “ what is happening now [en Ukraine]where our fellow citizens, especially young people, are dying ».
According to the Patriarch, this behavior reveals “ spiritual wounds » : « We must reflect on the causes of such a phenomenon and ask ourselves whether these wounds threaten our civilizational identity or indicate some kind of dysfunction in our cultural code “, he estimated.
For the record, the Russian Orthodox Church supports the large-scale war waged by Moscow against Ukraine, described as “ holy war » by Kirill. In a book he published in October, entitled For Holy Russia – Patriotism and faiththe Patriarch, judging that the fallen nature of Man prevents him from living without war, promises eternal life to Russian soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine. For Kirill, Russia is becoming a “ island of freedom » in the face of “ demons ».
Sources : Patriarchia.ru, The Moscow Times, Vedomosti.
