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| Church leader explains why he thinks Russia is 'leader of the free world' | |
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| The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, has argued that his country’s independence from negative outside influence is what makes it truly free, in his eyes. | |
| In an interview broadcast on the Rossiya-1 TV channel on Saturday, the religious leader was asked to comment on instances of Orthodox Christians having emigrated from the US to Russia. | |
| “I can imagine the types of reaction to my words from different corners, but I can prove that Russia today is the true leader of the free world,” Kirill said. | “I can imagine the types of reaction to my words from different corners, but I can prove that Russia today is the true leader of the free world,” Kirill said. |
| “We have many problems, but these problems are solvable,” Kirill said. | “We have many problems, but these problems are solvable,” Kirill said. |
| Speaking about the state of Russian society, the patriarch said, “We currently don’t have a hot-button issue that would make societal interests collide and produce deep, irreconcilable contradictions.” | Speaking about the state of Russian society, the patriarch said, “We currently don’t have a hot-button issue that would make societal interests collide and produce deep, irreconcilable contradictions.” |
| He added that the country benefited from a healthy diversity of opinion that “doesn’t destroy the foundations of human … and spiritual life.” | He added that the country benefited from a healthy diversity of opinion that “doesn’t destroy the foundations of human … and spiritual life.” |
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