Head of Russian Orthodox Church says national recession is no tragedy, warns against ‘weak-willed’ materialism
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has called on the nation not to despair because of the economic crisis. “Right now, generally speaking, the burden is relative: people are earning a little more or a little less (God forbid, of course, the economic situation should get worse), but generally speaking there's no tragedy in the country today,” Kirill said in an interview that aired on national television on Thursday, January 7.