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Ecumenical Patriarch: Better for Patriarch Kirill to step down than back war

In an interview with The Pillar, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew lamented Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s stance on the Ukraine war.

Luke Coppen
Oct 20, 2022
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Ecumenical Patriarch: Better for Patriarch Kirill to step down than back war

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople has said that it would be better for the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to step down than offer support for the “cruel invasion” of Ukraine.

In an interview with The Pillar ahead of a visit to Britain on Friday, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew lamented Patriarch Kirill of Moscow’s stance on Russia’s full-s…

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