Church Reform of the 17th Century: Tragic Mistake or Sabotage? -Boris Kutuzov
from the Periodical “Church” The Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1971 solemnly resolved to lift the curses (anathema) imposed in the 17th century on the old rites and on those who adhered to them. The old Russian rites were declared “salvific and equal in honour” to the new ones. In the report…