Patriarch Kirill called the rocket "hazel" "stop machine"

The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill on Thursday at a session of the World Russian People’s Cathedral (VRNS) led by him made a number of political statements. He called on Orthodox Christians not to experience excessive fear in connection with the possible use of nuclear weapons, equated paganism to Nazism, announced the threat of "replacing the indigenous population" with migrants, and also expressed hope for "reunification of Ukraine with Russia." He also commented on the hit by the Russian military in Ukraine by the ballistic missile "Oreshnik".

Cyril previously used the VRNS tribune for statements aimed at sharp criticism of the West and support the policy of the Russian authorities. Formally, the organization is not connected with the Russian Orthodox Church, however, many church hierarchs and public figures associated with the church participate or participated in its work, including the founder of the Constantinople of Constantinople, businessman Konstantin Malofeev.

A video of a fragment of Cyril’s performance, which is about nuclear weapons, quotes the agency. According to the Patriarch, "the aggravation of fear around possible apocalyptic scenarios, excessive alarmism and speculation on a nuclear theme are not useful from a spiritual point of view." The believer, according to Cyril, should not "lose courage" and be afraid of the "so -called end of the world." “We are waiting for the Lord Jesus, who will come to great glory, destroy evil and will judge all the peoples,” said the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, clarifying that waiting for the second coming is not passive, but, on the contrary, it is necessary to “be the soldiers of the Lord”.

One of the most famous statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the likely nuclear war was also based on the idea that it should not be afraid of it too much: Putin suggested that even in the case of the destruction of humanity, those who he expressed as “we”, their opponents will simply die.

Speaking of the Rocket "Oreshnik", Cyril called him "Stop Mashina" and "Fantastic weapons", which introduces the West into "Beauty and some kind of nightmare."

Once again, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church de facto expressed support to the war in Ukraine, noting the beneficiality of the inclusion of Ukrainian regions in Russia. According to him, there was a reunion of Donbass with Russia, and in the future, Nadezhda Kirill expressed, the "reunification of Ukraine with Russia" will occur (this is the term from Soviet historiography, describing the events of 1654, when part of the territory of Left -Bank Ukraine was formally included in the Russian state).

Cyril also collapsed with a sharp criticism of neoism, calling him "a great danger to the country." At the same time, he cited Ukraine as an example, where, "the neopagowmen, with the connivance of the authorities, gained such power that they created their own paramilitary units based on Nazi ideology." “Paganism is equal to Nazism,” concluded Cyril. Recently, the actions and statements of the former Russian prosecutor of Crimea and State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya, who did not confess Christianity, and very frankly hinted at her commitment to neopagial beliefs, have recently attracted the greatest attention.

Patriarch Kirill immediately after the Russian large -scale invasion did not support him in direct words. However, over time, he began to express himself more and more often with the condemnation of Ukraine and the West, to talk about a certain spiritual sense of the war. Subsequently, he commanded to read in all temples the so -called prayer for Holy Rus', which speaks of the sending of "Holy Rus'" of victory. Priests who refuse to do this are subject to sanctions up to the deprivation of the dignity.

On the website of the Moscow Patriarchate on March 27, the so -called order of the World Russian People’s Cathedral was published , in which the war in Ukraine is called "sacred" and it is argued that "the entire territory of modern Ukraine should enter the zone of exclusive influence of Russia."