Will the real MP please stand up?

[Maria]

BBC posted a photoshopped picture that is priceless.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-fr ... e-25365896

• One augmented image, posted by ChistoLenta on Twitter, added Orthodox bishop mitres to the VIPs sitting in the front row - a nod to the power of religious conservatism that apparently drives government policy. Only church leader Patriarch Kirill's headwear appears to be genuine.

[jgress]

It's sad that the Patriarchal klobuk has now become a figure of fun.

[Maria]

It's sad that the Patriarchal klobuk has now become a figure of fun.

Exactly. In the picture, notice that the MP (on the right) is the only one wearing a full beard and Icon of the Panagia.

[jgress]

It's sad that the Patriarchal klobuk has now become a figure of fun.

Exactly. In the picture, notice that the MP (on the right) is the only one wearing a full beard and Icon of the Panagia.

Thanks for the explanation. It was already obvious to me who the Patriarch is, but it's true there may be readers who don't know and don't get the joke.

My point is that it's sad that the venerable klobuk is being used to make a political joke.

[Maria]

It's sad that the Patriarchal klobuk has now become a figure of fun.

Exactly. In the picture, notice that the MP (on the right) is the only one wearing a full beard and Icon of the Panagia.

Thanks for the explanation. It was already obvious to me who the Patriarch is, but it's true there may be readers who don't know and don't get the joke.

My point is that it's sad that the venerable klobuk is being used to make a political joke.

While it is true that the venerable klobuk should not be mocked, it is also true that the MP is mocking his own position and harming Orthodoxy by his wearing of an extremely expensive watch and other incidents. His political power is seen in the harassment and persecution of True Orthodoxy.