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How the Ukraine war is dividing Orthodox Christians

  • Written by Jonathan L. Zecher, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University
How the Ukraine war is dividing Orthodox ChristiansAAP/AP/Vadim Ghirda

There is a famous tale within Russian Orthodox Christianity that goes like this:

In the 16th century, Ivan IV – the Terrible, arguably the first Tsar of Russia – sought to extend his power and sent men to ravage those towns that had not submitted to him. At that time, Basil, a “fool for Christ”, came and...

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