Oleg Klimov: Orthodox's rights

Metropolitan Kirill acknowledged the role of human rights in the liberation of
Russia from communism and confirmed that respect for human rights continues to
be the “central norm” of the legislation of the newly independent post-Soviet
states.


“Thanks to the universal acceptance of human rights, we were freed from the
shackles of godlessness,” he said. “But the concept of human rights in the
form that is being enshrined in national and international legislation right now
raises many question. Doesnt this concept contradicts God’s design for a man and
human diginty?”