MaximusMarprelate

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Kirill I of Moscow

There are various descriptions in the press reports of the relationship between Kirill and Lidia Leonova and they are inconsistent. Any one of them could be valid. Obviously she cannot be both a "second cousin" and also his "sister"; it has been stated that Kirill does have a sister but her name is Elena. The point is that a monk is not permitted to share a house with a woman but Kirill does, at the House on the Embankment which is his private residence in Moscow. And there have been persistent rumours for many years that Kirill has a secret marriage. This is very serious, and Kirill would need to conceal it, because if it were true, then Kirill could never have been canonically consecrated a bishop (because celibacy is an absolute requirement) and he would not lawfully be Patriarch. The Holy Synod would have a strict canonical obligation to depose and excommunicate him.

Thank you for your edit to the article on Kirill I of Moscow. The part you added was as follows:

Many devout Orthodox believers ask why Kirill has all these awards and honours, when Jesus Christ never had any such thing, but rather was flogged and then nailed to a cross on which He died in agony. Unfortunately that is the sort of pastoral question which this Patriarch seems unwilling or unable to answer.

This kind of content needs to be sourced. You says that "many devout Orthodox believers ask" - what is the evidence that many do? Have there been demonstrations in the street asking this? Have there been numerous newspaper or magazine articles saying something along those lines? Wikipedia policy is that "claims about what people say, think, feel, or believe, and what has been shown, demonstrated, or proved should be clearly attributed."

You might want to read WP:WEASEL.--Toddy1 (talk) 07:16, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

August 2012

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Russian Orthodox Church, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Kürbis (✔) 08:48, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't accept that speaking the truth about the Russian Orthodox Church can ever be vandalism, even on something as inconsequential as Wikipedia. MaximusMarprelate (talk) 16:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I'm GreatOrangePumpkin. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Russian Orthodox Church seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Kürbis (✔) 09:16, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Peculiar edits relating to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

• Patriarch Kirill of Moscow (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello MaximusMarprelate. I recently became aware of these edits, and am concerned about your good faith:

This edit at Patriarch Kirill of Moscow: "...was a Russian Orthodox bishop until 15 October 2018 when he declared through his so-called Holy Synod that he had rejected the Church and entered into schism."

A later edit by you of the same article about Kirill: "As a result of that decision, Patriarch Kirill left the communion of the Orthodox Church and formally became a schismatic. He is therefore no longer a cleric in good standing and by canon law is unable to perform any liturgical rites or celebrate the Eucharist."

These edits seem to fall under the WP:BLP heading of 'unsourced defamation'. I sincerely doubt that you can find a direct quote from Patriarch Kirill saying that he has 'rejected the Church and entered into schism'.

I notice from your talk page that similar complaints about your work have been made as long ago as 2012. A reply of yours from 2012 stated: "I don't accept that speaking the truth about the Russian Orthodox Church can ever be vandalism, even on something as inconsequential as Wikipedia." An administrator seeing that comment may be quickly convinced that you are WP:NOTHERE to help the encyclopedia.

Can you explain why you shouldn't be indefinitely blocked from Wikipedia for WP:Disruptive editing? Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 16:05, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

June 2020

Hello, I'm Tomcat7. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. User:Tomcat7 (talk) 19:34, 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Main Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. User:Tomcat7 (talk) 15:52, 22 June 2020 (UTC)