Russian Orthodox Church Rejects Claims of Shared Faith With Islam

The head of the Synodal Missionary Department of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Savva (Tutunov), has stated that the religious views expressed by Akhmat special forces commander Apti Alaudinov are unacceptable for Orthodox Christians. According to the archbishop, the idea that Muslims and Orthodox Christians believe in the same God cannot be reconciled with Orthodox theology. Church Doctrine and Theological Boundaries "An Orthodox Christian who accepts this "ideology' enters into direct contradiction with Orthodoxy,” Savva said.