Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, during a Sunday sermon called Russia's "military operation" in Ukraine a conflict over "which side of God humanity will be on" between Russia and Western countries that embrace more progressive values. In particular, he called attention to Ukraine's support of gay rights and the presence of gay pride parades, The Moscow Times reported.
"Pride parades are designed to demonstrate that sin is one variation of human behavior," Kirill said during the sermon. "That's why in order to join the club of those countries, you have to have a gay pride parade."
The church leader characterized pride parades as "loyalty tests," and said that countries looking to ally with Western powers must embrace them or be shunned. Further, he claimed that the breakaway regions of Ukraine at the heart of the current conflict, collectively known as Donbas, have "fundamentally rejected" such values.
Ultimately, Kirill called the invasion of Ukraine a conflict about things "far more important than politics," and insinuated that the embrace of progressive western values would lead to the end of civilization. As noted by The Moscow Times, the Russian Orthodox Church has in the past been criticized for seeming to keep in step with the values and goals of the Kremlin during President Vladimir Putin's time in power.
So, all of this is the fault of the Gays. And yet, I thought it was all the Jews, and it was all just Jewish conspiracy, but then Putin blamed it on nazis. So I don't know who to blame for the Ukraine war anymore.
Maybe it's all the fault of those dang Raiders fans. I hate the Raiders. They should have never left Los Angeles anyway.
But seriously, the sad thing is, I bet many so-called "Christians" are, in fact, going to switch allegiance to Russia in this conflict now, for that exact reason- what a fucked up world this is.
Kirill, look at how you're dressed. Nobody believes you're straight!
