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Stalin appears on Christian icon

Published: 21 October, 2010, 11:36
Edited: 21 October, 2010, 20:05


A small church near the Moscow Kremlin features an icon depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. A similar image was at the center of a major scandal back in 2008.

 
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James T. October 21, 2010, 19:55 quote
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This is not an icon, it is a painting. There are even paintings in churches of Jesus in front of Pilate. This not an icon and should not be venerated even though there is a saint shown.

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