Syrian Christians react against Russia’s ‘Holy War’ comment

Syrian Christians, and others worldwide, came out strongly against the Russian Orthodox Church's comments their intervention in Syria as a “holy war.”

The reactions on social media came out through accounts by both public figures and activists,

A recurring line that was shared by many on Twitter and Facebook was that “there is no such thing as a Holy War in Christianity,”

“The fight with terrorism is a holy battle and today our country is perhaps the most active force in the world fighting it,” said the head of the Church’s public affairs department, Vsevolod Chaplin, on Thursday.