Russian church leader tours Moscow with holy icon to halt coronavirus

Patriarch Kirill, head of Russia's Orthodox Church, conducts a service at a cathedral after driving the holy icon of the Virgin Mary around the city streets to pray for the end of the coronavirus outbreak in Moscow, Russia April 3, 2020. Patriarchal Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW - Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, drove a holy icon around the streets of Moscow in a procession of cars on Friday, as the country fights to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The icon of the Virgin Mary was driven 109 kilometres in a procession of sleak black cars shown on state television and was brought to a cathedral in Moscow for a service.

Patriarch Kirill has said he would use the drive to pray for the end of the coronavirus outbreak and appealed to Russians to respect and follow restrictions introduced by the authorities to stem the contagion, Interfax news agency reported. Moscow, the epicentre of Russia’s coronavirus outbreak, has been in lockdown since Monday and many regions across the country have since imposed similar measures.Some Orthodox priests have taken to helicopters or planes with icons, flying above some Russian regions while singing and praying in the hope of halting the virus.

Don’t think it worked.....the state has been under the rules of communists for generation....

What nonsense! Don't learn from India.

Deluded imbeciles 🤦🏽‍♂️

Unbelievable

As old as Russia

In other news, Russian church leader contracts covid-19 after tour with holy icon

It might work.

Does he have a magic potion too?

Darwin's award nominee

😂😂

...by making the viruses laugh themselves to death

Oooo..... Eagerly waiting for the results. Beingsarcastic Ps:- I already now it ain't gonna work

I guess we're using magic now, I dunno.

Please, don't stop them. Let them gone

'......CHINA VIRUS = CORONA VIRUS.....' It's made in China virus

Reuters lowkey trolling Russia.

That's a wrap ladies and gentlemen, Covid 19 defeated.

The stupid die first!

. . . . . let's try anything at this point. Hell, let's sacrifice some goats while we're at it.

It's nonsense like this that helps secular movements.

God is dead fake only in books humans are gods

He is more likely to spread the virus than do any good.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Is the thought that counts... doesn't apply here.

Nice to see God is helping... sarcasmalert

In a week fuckwitorangeone will be attempting this. There is no escaping the crazy that has taken over the world. 😭

People across the globe should request 'The Pope' to halt Coronavirus pandemic! Jesus would certainly listen The Pope and instantly apply an emergency brake against accelerating Corona! What you say?

Sorted.

He’s a huge Harry Potter fan

Staying home would be a better idea. Stupid bastards.

hope they publish the results....

Yawns .. go back to your yard people

Any video plz?

Are you nuts ? 😅

And... The religious stupidity continues. FFS when are we going to be free of this idiocy.

I never thought the Russian were so stupid.

lol..... good luck with that

What is holy icon Is there a picture from icon ?

🤦‍♂️

The church leader trying to combat covid-19 along with the doctors

Yeah, no. Stupid Christers are just slaughtering themselves

jurgen___ agora o coronavirus n tem chance

Good luck with that.

More bhakts!

I think, he will dye firstly

Speechless. Sad.

Where is the holy grail that is immune to coronavirus?

Please visit Putin and shake his hand.

Do you have to kiss it to work?

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The Soviet CEO Church had an ”small” Maybach S 600 where doesn’t Care about therest

maybe do it online

Has the FDA approved that treatment after verifying its efficacy via randomized, double-blind clinical trials?

Really, Reuters?

That’ll work. 😂

Who is the virus? Answer: China! XijinpingVirus ChineseVirusCorona

spoiler: it won't work

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