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ROC: Kamilla Valieva had a positive doping test long before the Olympics

... of the Beijing Olympics Kamilla Valieva turned out to be at the center of a doping scandal - we are talking about her possible exemption. However, the Russian Olympic Committee notes that the found doping has no connection with the Olympic Games. ROC released an official statement on the doping situation. After the end of the team figure skating competition (February 8), the committee received a letter from the International Testing Agency informing that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) ...

Russian priest sentenced to 18 years in prison over sexual molestation of minors

Hieromonk Spiridon from the Jewish Autonomous Region was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sexual molestation of more than 50 boys. His assistant (a bell ringer) also was sentenced to imprisonment. Spiridon (Yuri Abramov) will serve his sentence in a strict regime colony - there are 51 cases of child molestation committed by him. What is more, the priest was banned for teaching activities for 8 years. His accomplice, the bell ringer (Sergei Moos), was sentenced to 12 years of strict regime, and...

A citizen named Lucifer demands 666 rubles from the Russian Orthodox Church

... changed his name not so long ago - only a few months ago. The plaintiff states that it means ‘light bearer’ and should not be associated with Satan in any way. The citizen is demanding 666 rubles for moral compensation and relevant publications from the ROC in the press. The case of Lucifer Konchakov-Bagration will be considered by the Khamovnichesky District Court of Moscow. The Russian Orthodox Church has not yet commented on the situation. Previously, a resident of Novosibirsk was called Alexei. According ...

PATRIARCH KIRILL STATED ON THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF GETIING INFECTED WITH COVID-19 WHEN RECEIVING COMMUNION

... consumed gifts "without any doubt" and with confidence that the infection was not transmitted through them. The Patriarch declared that the healing abilities of the Christ's holy mysteries should not be questioned. During communion in the ROC, wine and bread are used, symbolizing the blood and body of Christ. By tradition, they need to be taken by hand and drunk from a common dish (with a common spoon) Since the beginning of the pandemic, churches have received recommendations according ...

A COMPLAINT WAS FILED AGAINST HERMITAGE DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF NUDE SCULPTURES ON CHILDREN

The director of the Hermitage museum Mikhail Piotrovsky reported the receipt of a complaint to the museum. According to its text, nude sculptures can have a depraved influence on underage visitors. As reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the words of the head of the museum, the Hermitage regularly receives negative reviews regarding nude sculptures. However, now we are talking about an official complaint from the government agencies, and therefore the museum is forced to respond to it. Piotrovsky...

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