I am not one to defend feminists–and the young lady cutting down the crucifix showed abyssmal form with a chain saw and is lucky not to have lost multiple appendages in the process–but it strikes me that Femen is probably right to object to the Russian Orthodox Church’s support of Vladimir Putin. It’s really a good reminder that the Church ought not align herself too tightly with the earthly king, lest She devalue herself and be seen as the mistress of the king instead of the Betrothed of the King.
Not much I appreciate about Femen, but if the best that the Russian Orthodox patriarch can do is to cozy up Putin, I can’t blame them for assuming that they’re the enemy, no matter what other errors they make.
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