Russian Orthodox Church head says death penalty is okay by Jesus

Source: Agentstvo Media

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has given his holy blessing to the death penalty, should Russian officials wish to lift the country’s moratorium.

Kirill told a veterans’ group on Monday that Jesus Christ did not condemn capital punishment, though he observed that “Christ Himself suffered an undeserved execution.” The Patriarch also argued that Christian Scripture permits killing under certain circumstances, citing 1 Corinthians 5:13:

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

The Patriarch added that the Russian Orthodox Church “has never insisted on abolishing this punishment.”

At the same time, Kirill said he supports Russia’s moratorium on capital punishment, which has been in place since Boris Yeltsin’s executive order in 1996. “If crime decreases, then thank God, and there is no need to use the death penalty,” he said.

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