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Recognising same-sex marriage is 'sign of end of the world': Russian Patriarch Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill declares same-sex marriage 'a path towards destruction'
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill says that legal recognition of gay marriage is a sign that the Day of Judgement is approaching, according to Interfax news agency. Kirill told a crowd gathering at Kazan Cathedral on Moscow's Red Square that same-sex marriage signals the end of the world whereby people choose 'a path towards self-destruction'. He publically supported a recent move by Russian President Vladimir Putin to criminalise gay and lesbian advertising in Russia. Although homosexuality stopped being a crime in Russia since 1993, it still comes with considerable social stigma in a country heavily influenced by the Orthodox church. Marches supporting gay rights and gay activists are often targeted. http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/77043.aspx