Russian Orthodox Church admits doctoring Patriarch photograph

April 5th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

The photos were replaced with the original undoctored version Thursday.

Patriarch Kirill’s watch has been a subject of controversy ever since he wore
it on a visit to Ukraine in 2009. Perceptive observers identified the model
as a Breguet, which costs about 30,000 euros.

The patriarch last week denied that he wears such a watch and called any photo
evidence a collage.

The church is currently suffering through a public-relations nightmare after
several of its high-ranking members voiced support for harsh punishment of
punk rockers Pussy Riot, who performed an anti-Putin song inside Russia’s
main cathedral.

The Church has enjoyed an unprecedented growth of wealth and political power
over the last decade, with the Russian government ruling to hand back much
of its property that was confiscated during Soviet times.

But Russians have increasingly criticised its leadership for allying too
closely to Putin and his party, as well as having a lifestyle that is
inappropriately wealthy.

Source: AFP