Gender-neutral God, same-sex marriages: Putin turns ethical police for West

In his state of the nation deal with earlier than the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin accused the West of destroying Catholic and household values.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 21, 2023 16:20 IST

Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly on Tuesday. (Photo: Screengrab/RT)

By India Today Web Desk: A day after US President Joe Biden’s shock go to to Ukraine, Russian premier Vladimir Putin launched a frontal assault on the West, accusing it of not solely “unleashing the war” but additionally of the degradation of Catholic and household values.

In his state of the nation deal with earlier than the Federal Assembly on Tuesday, Putin mentioned, “The Church of England is considering a version of a ‘gender-neutral’ God. They don’t know what they’re doing.”

Recently, the Church of England mentioned that it was contemplating consult with God with out assigning a gender. However, there are not any plans to abolish present providers but.

Putin additionally spoke concerning the approval of same-sex marriages within the West. “The family union is between a man and a woman,” Putin mentioned.

“They are twisting historic facts”

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks about same-sex marriage throughout his speech in Moscow and says Russia has “always been very tolerant of this” nonetheless ‘sacred texts are subjected to doubt’ by the Westhttps://t.co/X3flQUBL0r

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“They’re destroying the institution of family. Their cultural-historical identity, and various perversions with regards to children. Priests are forced to recognize and officiate same-sex weddings. The family is a union between woman and man,” Putin mentioned.

On Monday, Biden made an unannounced go to to Ukraine to fulfill with Zelenskyy to “reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine’s democracy”.

The go to can be being seen as a gesture of solidarity days earlier than the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the nation.

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Edited By:

Rishabh Sharma

Published On:

Feb 21, 2023