The Last Crusade: How the conflict between Russia and the West has fueled a major split in the Orthodox Christian Church

https://www.rt.com/russia/580316-constantinople-vs-moscow-conflict/ 

 

2023 may go down in history as a milestone in another major schism in the Christian world. The conflict between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Istanbul), which has been developing for several years, has rapidly escalated from serious-but-resolvable disagreements to open accusations of heresy. The underlying cause is the political conflict between Russia and the West, with Ukraine at its center.