more news on the significance of the consecration:
https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pope-francis-consecration-of-russia-is-an-ecclesial-earthquake
"The war is the reason, and not just the fighting in Ukraine.
Kyiv is still standing but Kirill of Moscow has already fallen. "
The comments to this article are amazing.
"The Patriarch of Moscow, a man of great culture who has been deeply compromised by both Soviet and Russian state power, has, in a few short weeks, ceased to be a religious authority worthy of respect. He is now widely viewed to be personally corrupted by power, more Putin’s propagandist than a pastor whose flock — by his own self-understanding — includes Ukrainians."