正教会とビザンツ帝国とロシア正教 – 指数を動かす米議会
ロシア正教のトップであるキリル総主教は、ロシアがウクライナに侵攻した2月の数日後、「祖国防衛の日」として発表した。キリル総主教は、プーチン大統領の「ロシア国民への奉仕」を祝福し、兵役を賞賛している（注1）。ウクライナで続く戦争については、正義と悪の「黙示録的戦い」に他ならないとさえ語ってもいる。キリル総主教にとって、この戦争の結末は「神のご加護を受けられるか否かという人類の行方」を決めることになるようだ（注2） ロシア正教会が国家の軍事に口をだすというのは、今にはじまったことではない。シリア内戦にロシアが介入した時はもっとはっきりと「キリスト教徒を解放する聖戦」とキリル総主教は発言している（注3） このように教会人が軍事行動を祝福するのは、ビザンツ帝国（東ローマ帝国）の文化を色濃く受け継いだものと思われる（注4）。ビザンツ帝国時代は、皇帝と総主教を中心とする独特の信仰体系で権威が作り上げら
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