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Now, now, look at the advantages.
I bet the Catholics would really see a difference if you could place a bet in the confessional while you're at it.
Posted by: Steve | October 30, 2012 at 09:49 AM
Now that explains why Putin had Pussy Riot arrested some time back...
...competition!
Posted by: Alex | October 30, 2012 at 09:53 AM
"Life News, a popular muckraking website with close ties to the police and security services ..."
I find this description a little hard to parse. If they have ties to the state's instruments of coercion, what are they muckraking? If they blew a story about Putin's spiritual adviser being a pimp, does that imply they did so with the approval of the authorities? "... a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma ..."
Posted by: Omniskeptic | October 30, 2012 at 10:22 AM
So there is no disputin' the abbot is Putin's?
Posted by: PirateBoy | October 30, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Spiritually Advised wbagnfa ... um ... politician?
Posted by: O the Umanity | October 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM
When they go into the brothel, they're Russian.
When they come out they're Finnish
Posted by: poker | October 30, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Could be the Lapp dancers had sumthin' to do with that, eh, poker?
Posted by: O the Umanity | October 30, 2012 at 12:12 PM
The church, meanwhile, claims it is the victim of a smear campaign.
And for only 50 rubles more! Bring your own jar of your preferred smear.
Posted by: JD | October 30, 2012 at 02:13 PM
"Our prayers have been answered."
Posted by: Chris Elzi | October 30, 2012 at 02:44 PM
Might want to break out the handbasket ...
Posted by: Omniskeptic | October 30, 2012 at 07:09 PM