Mammon lures Russian clergy

Saturday 26 December 1998 00:02 GMT
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Mammon lures Russian clergy

RUSSIAN PRIESTS have been rebuked for their lavish lifestyles. The Patriarch of Moscow, Aleksy II, said too many were addicted to posh cars and mobile phones when parishioners were struggling to stay alive. The complaints show how far the church has come since the Communist era, when churches were closed and believers were harassed and jailed.

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