RUSSIA: Putin Ally Head Of Orthodox Church Declares Same-Sex Marriage To Be Just Like Nazism

The Moscow Times reports:

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Orthodox Church compared the adoption of homosexual marriage laws to the adoption of laws in fascist Germany. The Patriarch made the comments in Kyrgyzstan while promoting new translation of his book, according to RIA Novosti.

The Patriarch said “so-called homosexual marriages” were a threat to families and added that “when laws are detached from morality they cease being laws people can accept.” This he said was similar to the laws in Nazi Germany.

More from Newsweek:

It is far from the first time the head of the Orthodox Church—which includes more than 70 percent of the Russian population among its followers, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center study—has made controversial comments about same-sex marriage.

In an interview with RT last year, he said that “this new trend poses a significant threat for the existence of the human race,” before adding: “Our prayers and our work are so that humanity lives on and follows the principles dictated by our moral nature.”

Last month Kirill sprinkled “holy water” on Russian government computers in order protect them from hacking. Seriously.