Konstantin Mikhailov: “Criticism itself is not too dangerous for the Russian Orthodox Church, in some sense it is even useful”
Especially for the SOVA Center, religious scholar Konstantin Mikhailov commented on Patriarch Kirill’s recent speech on human rights and the “heresy of man-worship.” In 2006, speaking at the X World Russian People's Council, Metropolitan Kirill (Gundyaev) noted that “the concept of human rights covers lies, untruths, and insults to religious and national values.” Back then, in 2006, the radical rejection of human rights was still a long way off.