As Russian forces carry out their offensive across Ukraine, nearly 100 Christian leaders in the U.S.have sent an open letter to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill urging him to withdraw support for the invasion that has led to"tragic and terrible loss of innocent civilian life," the Christian Post website reports today (March 13, 2022).
The open letter, signed by the heads of denominations and charities, as well as prominent writers and activists, is an "earnest plea" that Kirill, who is close to President Vladimir Putin, use his "voice and profound influence to call for the end of the hostilities and war in Ukraine."
The Christian leaders wrote: "We make this appeal with no political agenda. Before God, we bear witness that there is no religious justification from any side for the destruction and terror."
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