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The Church and the State leadership in Russia cooperated in the crime of aggression, and share the responsibility for the resulting crimes, like the shocking abduction of Ukrainian children. They have provoked enormous suffering not only to the Ukrainian people, but also to the Russians, who count more than 100,000 casualties, and the responsibility for terrible atrocities.

— Bartholomew I of Constantinople

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Church and the State leadership in Russia cooperated in the crime of aggression, and share the responsibility for the resulting crimes, like the shocking abduction of Ukrainian children. They have provoked enormous suffering not only to the Ukrainian people, but also to the Russians, who count more than 100,000 casualties, and the responsibility for terrible atrocities." in the context of ""Russian Orthodox Church shares responsibility for Russia’s aggression – Ecumenical Patriarch", Euromaidan Press, 23 March 2023" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bartholomew I of Constantinople

About Bartholomew I of Constantinople

Bartholomew I (Bartholomaĩos, Bartholomeos}; born 29 February 1940) is