14K views · 993 reactions | CHURCHES OF ST. PETERSBURG ARE TRUE WORKS OF ART⛪ | Countries. Style of Russian Kings | Facebook

The Russian Orthodox Church is considering to ban priests from blessing weapons of mass destruction, citing concerns that the practice goes against church tradition. The blessing of military weaponry, such as rockets, fighter jets, or even guns, has become widespread under President Vladimir Putin's rule as ties between the church and armed forces continue to strengthen. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3bcWFHJ | The Moscow Times

The Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces ⛪️ It is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, as well as to the military feats of the Russian people in all wars. | Москва

376K views · 2.8K reactions | Orthodox scholar Fr Cyril Hovorun explains why Putin swapped the atheism of soviet communism for a bizarre religious ideology, encouraged by the Russian Orthodox Church. For the full conversation between Fr Hovorun and Cyril Longley on the religious roots of Putin's war in Ukraine https://youtu.be/gh09OfNCT5E | Premier Unbelievable? | Facebook