The head of Russia’s Orthodox Church has blamed Orthodox leaders in Istanbul for prompting a schism, the worst crisis to face the religion in hundreds of years.
RFE/RL: Russia’s Patriarch Kirill blames Istanbul church for ‘schism’
A handout picture distributed by the Moscow Patriarchate press service shows Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill holding a church service Minsk on Oct. 14, 2018.
