“A member of the Russian Parliament, Father Popov the First [a famous 'Revolutionary' priest at the time], appeared on the steps of the Tauride Palace in the middle of the day. He had emerged to bless the revolutionary armed forces: 'Let this day remain in our memory for now and ever shall be!' But the forces of th…
“A member of the Russian Parliament, Father Popov the First [a famous 'Revolutionary' priest at the time], appeared on the steps of the Tauride Palace in the middle of the day. He had emerged to bless the revolutionary armed forces: 'Let this day remain in our memory for now and ever shall be!' But the forces of the revolution didn't have much use for his blessing. They didn't flock to kiss the cross he was holding out."
A lesson for our times:
“A member of the Russian Parliament, Father Popov the First [a famous 'Revolutionary' priest at the time], appeared on the steps of the Tauride Palace in the middle of the day. He had emerged to bless the revolutionary armed forces: 'Let this day remain in our memory for now and ever shall be!' But the forces of the revolution didn't have much use for his blessing. They didn't flock to kiss the cross he was holding out."
(From Solzhenitsyn's "The Red Wheel")