Thomas H. Kang

Que fique claro que eu tenho vários amigos ortodoxos. Nada contra eles. Bem, podemos concluir que os nossos irmãos russos gostam bastante de política: Orthodox leaders rally to oppose Kosovo independence Warsaw (ENI). Serbia's predominant Orthodox church has launched a diplomatic drive among church leaders abroad to prevent an expected UN vote to allow the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. "By supporting this independence drive by Albanians living in Kosovo, the West forgets the hurt suffered in recent years by the Orthodox Serbs who live there," Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II of Russia told Serbia's Vecernje Novosti newspaper on 8 December. [376 words, ENI-07-0971] Fonte: ENI

Sei não... Russian Orthodox leader back Putin's anointed successor Moscow (ENI). Patriarch Alexei II and other leaders of the Russian Orthodox Church have voiced their support for President Vladimir Putin's anointing of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as his successor. They also approved of Medvedev's declaration that he would appoint Putin as prime minister after the scheduled 2 March presidential elections. With the backing of Putin and the United Russia party, which dominates Russian politics, Medvedev, aged 42, is expected to win by a wide margin. [418 words, ENI-07-0967] Fonte: ENI