Scandal-hit Russia Church vows to defeat critics
West Australian Sunday 15th April, 2012
MOSCOW (AFP) - The powerful Russian Orthodox patriarch on Sunday vowed that the Church was stronger than its critics after a series of scandals tarnished its image in the run-up to Easter.Patriarch Kirill said a spate of recent controversies were all part of a general "anti-Church struggle" waged by its detractors, warning that the Church had proved during the Soviet era that it could not be destroyed.The Church has in the last weeks endured ridi...
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