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Old 10-10-2022, 04:41 PM
 
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I very much doubt Putin has a devout bone in his body -- the Russian Orthodox Church and Putin are pandering to each other. It is useful to regard the ROC leadership as just another oligarch that supports Putin's power in exchange for Putin carving out some share of privilege and national wealth for them.

The harlot fornicating with the kings of the earth- symbolic fornicating.
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Old 10-10-2022, 07:07 PM
 
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The harlot fornicating with the kings of the earth- symbolic fornicating.
Generally seen as a prophecy, but I would argue that the church has prostituted itself to kings since the beginning. The current Christian orthodoxy was basically just the porto-orthodox reaching an agreement with Constantine.
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