May 25, 2007 2:32PM
'It is the Kremlin, rather than heaven, that is smiling'
Second thoughts on a mended schism.
Ted Olsen
"It's nice to note--for a change--Christians coming together," CT's managing editor, Mark Galli, wrote about the reunion of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Writing in today's Wall Street Journal, Nadia Kizenko isn't so sure.
Posted by Ted Olsen on May 25, 2007 2:32PM
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Ms. Kizenko fails to recognize that God will use any means to bring about his will. In this case, it is not surprising in the least that Mr. Putin seems to be pushing the unification, and that he is doing so probably for mostly political reasons. Just because the Kremlin is smiling, doesn't mean heaven isn't. It was that arch-pagan Cyrus, after all, who was the divine instrument of the Jews return from exile, and Cyrus no doubt did it for politically expedient reasons.
Posted by: Mark Galli at May 29, 2007
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