Putin mocks CofE's plan to use gender-neutral terms for God
Delivering an address to the Russian people today, Putin railed against perceived Western stupidity and said the West was waging a culture war against Russian Orthodox Christian values.www.dailymail.co.uk
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pointed to the Church of England's recent decision to explore gender-neutral terms for God as evidence that the West does not know what it is doing and is heading for a 'spiritual catastrophe'.
Delivering a state-of-the-nation address to the Russian people today, Putin railed against perceived Western stupidity and said the West was waging a culture war against Russian Orthodox Christian values.
'The Anglican Church is considering a gender-neutral God. May God forgive them for they know not what they do,' Putin declared.
'Millions of people in the West understand they are being led to a real spiritual catastrophe,' he added.
He went on to accuse Western nations of changing historical facts to suit 'woke' ideologies and staunchly criticised the Church's recent discussions on allowing priests to 'bless' same-sex marriages.
'They distort historical facts, constantly attack our culture, the Russian Orthodox Church, and other traditional religions of our country.
'Look at what they do with their own peoples: the destruction of the family, cultural and national identity, perversion, and the abuse of children are declared the norm. And priests are forced to bless same-sex marriages,' Putin said.
Putin mocks Church of England's plan to have a gender-neutral God
The Church of England earlier this month announced it was considering alternatives to referring to God as 'he' after priests asked to be allowed to use gender-neutral terms instead.
Any potential alterations, which would mark a departure from traditional Jewish and Christian teachings dating back millennia, would have to be approved by the Synod, the Church's decision-making body.
It is currently unclear what would replace the term Our Father in the Lord's Prayer, the central Christian prayer which Jesus Christ is said to have instructed his followers to say together down the generations.
Rev Dr Ian Paul earlier this month told The Telegraph that any change would represent an abandonment of the Church's own doctrine: 'The fact that God is called ''Father'' can't be substituted by ''Mother'' without changing meaning, nor can it be gender-neutralised to ''Parent'' without loss of meaning,' he said.
A Church of England spokesperson meanwhile said there are 'absolutely no plans' to consider a gender-neutral God.
'There are also absolutely no plans to abolish or substantially revise currently authorised liturgies and no such changes could be made without extensive legislation.'
Putin's speech in Moscow today was not limited to hammering Western religious and cultural doctrine.
But who can blame Putin going after the glaring weakness that is the "West"?
It's just too easy.
I’ll take the gender bullshit over slaughtering tens of thousands of innocent people.
