https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/10/22/catholics-will-convert-to-orthodoxy-over-popes-lgbt-support-russian-church-predicts-a71828

Pope Francis’ endorsement of same-sex civil unions will lead the Catholic faithful to convert en masse to Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism, a senior Russian Orthodox Church official said Thursday.

Francis became the first pontiff to voice support for same-sex couples in a docuмentary that premiered in Rome on Wednesday. His stance marks a departure from the Vatican doctrine office’s 2003 docuмent opposing the “legal recognition of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ unions.”

Roman Silantyev, the head of human rights at the Orthodox Church’s World Russian People’s Council, called Pope Francis’ comments “a strong step toward degradation.” 

“People will run to the Orthodox and Protestants after that,” Silantyev told the Podyom news website. “This might cause some kind of split since many Catholics are quite conservative.”

His comments come amid Russia’s increasing embrace of conservative values, with persisting intolerance toward the LGBT community and criticism of the liberal West. A majority of Russians voted this summer in favor of constitutional changes which, in addition to allowing President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule, added language defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman to the Constitution.

Russia decriminalized ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity in 1993. Twenty years later, it banned “ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ propaganda toward minors,” which activists say the authorities use to prevent them from displaying LGBT flags and holding gαy pride events.

Silantyev mocked Pope Francis’ comments on gαy civil unions, saying “perhaps people with those proclivities will get into priesthood… considering the rather massive nature of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity among the clergy there.”

Referencing the sex abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church for over a decade, he told Podyom: “Since nothing is threatening them, they will use their status to seduce boys.” 

“Our Church doesn’t compromise, that’s not its style, so to speak,” Silantyev said.

Bergolio is the best of the Vatican II popes, if he had been there from the beginning, there would have been far less damage before people had their eyes opened. JPII and B-16 are the worst because they could fool people. They reigned 35 years! (from 1978 to  2013)

“Our Church doesn’t compromise, that’s not its style, so to speak,” Silantyev said.

Says he who belongs to the sect that was completely compromised by the NKVD/KGB.  So much so, it is literally a religious arm of the State today.

And the irony?  This guy is probably more Marxist than Bergoglio... if that's even possible.