Overreach By Russian Orthodox Prelate In North Caucasus Seen Triggering Serious Ethnic Problems – OpEd

The civil authorities in Karachayevo-Cherkessia are putting pressure on the Congress of the Karachay People for complaining to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill about the actions of Archbishop Feofilakta of Pyatigorsk and demanding that regional church leader be fired and replaced.

Among the actions Feofilakta has taken that...