West has betrayed Christianity, Russia will save it

**Coriolanus** · 05-17-2012, 01:07 PM

Countries of the “Russian world” are capable of changing the globe within ten years, believes top cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin.
By the “Russian world” he means states with a historically strong tradition of Orthodox Christianity which, apart from Russia, include Ukraine, Belarus, Greece, Romania and several others.

“Our Orthodox civilization may not be that large, but today it has a key role in the world as it knows how to find a way to a better life for the whole world and especially Europe,” Chaplin said on Monday during a videoconference between Moscow, Kiev and Minsk.

The West has betrayed the ideals of Christianity, which Emperors Constantine and Justinian merged with Roman law, Chaplin says. In his opinion, the Europe, which was based on these principles, no longer exists.

Bearing this in mind, the Eastern Christian civilization should not follow in the steps of either the “weak-willed West” or the “intellectually weak East, ” he says.

“We do not need to be led… we have to reunite mind and will, traditions and innovations, faith and living, the spiritual and the secular. Our duty is to change the world in ten years, and we are able to do so,” he concluded.

http://rt.com/politics/christianity-...ox-church-205/

**dralos** · 05-17-2012, 01:08 PM

joke of the week

**Coriolanus** · 05-17-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by dralos

joke of the week

I believe the first sentence is correct, but not the rest so much. "The Russian World" has betrayed Christianity considering it was the home of Soviet communism and Russia has one of the highest abortion rates in the world...

**augusto** · 05-17-2012, 02:03 PM

Russia is the one that needs help, they will be 25% Islamic in a few years time according to some surveys due to central asian immigrants, imagine all those nuclear missiles in muslim hands. Maybe South America will be the last hope of Christianity.

**Onur** · 05-17-2012, 05:01 PM

As far as i remember, Russians was the one who destroyed all the churches and banned religion during the last century.

Now, they are going to save it?

From who?

from themselves?

**curiousman** · 05-17-2012, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Onur

As far as i remember, Russians was the one who destroyed all the churches and banned religion during the last century.

Those "Russians" were mainly Jews.

**angel** · 05-17-2012, 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by Onur

As far as i remember, Russians was the one who destroyed all the churches and banned religion

No, they didn't. Ever heard of or seen the St. Basil's Cathedral??

And also,

**Yaroslav** · 05-17-2012, 10:45 PM

I am former Orthodox Christian and let me tell you...

Orthodox Christianity is merely a branch of Satanic Catholic Church.

Catholicism was established by Constantine, and it split in 1000s.

Both Roman and Greek versions of Catholicism teach the same heresies as Mary worship, infant baptism, seven sacraments, confession to priests, etc.

The Catholic Church is based on traditions not the Bible. Salvation does NOT come trough religion, good works, or infant baptism... it comes ONLY trough Jesus Christ.

**~~Han Cholo~~** · 05-17-2012, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by augusto

Russia is the one that needs help, they will be 25% Islamic in a few years time according to some surveys due to central asian immigrants, imagine all those nuclear missiles in muslim hands. Maybe South America will be the last hope of Christianity.

Central Asian muslims are very different from Arabic muslims though. Kazakhs seem to integrate fine in Russia. Tajiks and Uzbeks don't, but they're more Persian influenced.