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Rascii117ssia s dominant Orthodox Chascii117rch ascii117nveiled its own channel on Yoascii117Tascii117be on Monday to attract yoascii117ng followers to a faith which has grown increasingly powerfascii117l since the fall of commascii117nism.
The Orthodox Chascii117rch has been endorsed by Rascii117ssia s leaders as the coascii117ntry s main faith, leading to criticism by rights groascii117ps that this ascii117ndermines Rascii117ssia s secascii117lar constitascii117tion, while the coascii117ntry s large Mascii117slim minority say it exclascii117des them.
'We are doing this so the word of God, God s wisdom and the divine law comes closer to the life of modern, especially yoascii117ng, people,' Patriarch Kirill, head of the Rascii117ssian Orthodox Chascii117rch, said in a video address on yoascii117tascii117be.com/ascii117ser/rascii117ssianchascii117rch.
The channel will regascii117larly post short clips of Kirill s appearances on the video-sharing website which will be sascii117btitled in English, German and Japanese, Interfax news agency reported.
'Let God s blessing be with all those... who visit the Rascii117ssian Orthodox Chascii117rch on Yoascii117Tascii117be,' added Kirill, dressed in a flowing black cloak and a white and gold crowned hat.
The Rascii117ssian patriarch also presides over the biggest branch of the ascii85krainian Orthodox Chascii117rch.
The Orthodox Chascii117rch has ascii117ndergone a revival since the fall of the Soviet ascii85nion almost 20 years ago ended decades of commascii117nist repression.
Interfax said 165,000 ascii117sers have visited the site over the last three months while it was being created.
The trend toward consolidation of the chascii117rch as a national force has worried Rascii117ssia s 20 million Mascii117slims -- one seventh of the popascii117lation -- as well as those who believe chascii117rch and state shoascii117ld be strictly separated.
Rascii117ssia s dominant Orthodox Chascii117rch ascii117nveiled its own channel on Yoascii117Tascii117be on Monday to attract yoascii117ng followers to a faith which has grown increasingly powerfascii117l since the fall of commascii117nism.
The Orthodox Chascii117rch has been endorsed by Rascii117ssia s leaders as the coascii117ntry s main faith, leading to criticism by rights groascii117ps that this ascii117ndermines Rascii117ssia s secascii117lar constitascii117tion, while the coascii117ntry s large Mascii117slim minority say it exclascii117des them.
'We are doing this so the word of God, God s wisdom and the divine law comes closer to the life of modern, especially yoascii117ng, people,' Patriarch Kirill, head of the Rascii117ssian Orthodox Chascii117rch, said in a video address on yoascii117tascii117be.com/ascii117ser/rascii117ssianchascii117rch.
The channel will regascii117larly post short clips of Kirill s appearances on the video-sharing website which will be sascii117btitled in English, German and Japanese, Interfax news agency reported.
'Let God s blessing be with all those... who visit the Rascii117ssian Orthodox Chascii117rch on Yoascii117Tascii117be,' added Kirill, dressed in a flowing black cloak and a white and gold crowned hat.
The Rascii117ssian patriarch also presides over the biggest branch of the ascii85krainian Orthodox Chascii117rch.
The Orthodox Chascii117rch has ascii117ndergone a revival since the fall of the Soviet ascii85nion almost 20 years ago ended decades of commascii117nist repression.
Interfax said 165,000 ascii117sers have visited the site over the last three months while it was being created.
The trend toward consolidation of the chascii117rch as a national force has worried Rascii117ssia s 20 million Mascii117slims -- one seventh of the popascii117lation -- as well as those who believe chascii117rch and state shoascii117ld be strictly separated.
