totalitarianism - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 29 Jul 2013 04:51:29 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg totalitarianism - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Russian Orthodox official warns the West https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/07/30/russian-orthodox-official-warns-the-west/ Mon, 29 Jul 2013 19:01:55 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=47802 The chief ecumenical official of the Russian Orthodox Church says "secularisation in disguise of democratisation" is leading Western nations toward totalitarianism. "This powerful energy today strives to finally break with Christianity, which controlled its totalitarian impulses during 17 centuries," said Metropolitan Hilarion in an article quoted by a Russian news agency. "Eventually, it unconsciously strives Read more

Russian Orthodox official warns the West... Read more]]> The chief ecumenical official of the Russian Orthodox Church says "secularisation in disguise of democratisation" is leading Western nations toward totalitarianism.

"This powerful energy today strives to finally break with Christianity, which controlled its totalitarian impulses during 17 centuries," said Metropolitan Hilarion in an article quoted by a Russian news agency.

"Eventually, it unconsciously strives to set up an absolute dictatorship that demands total control over each member of society."

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