Covering Up Lies in the Russian Orthodox Church
Sheik Yerbouti
except DNA evidence. Is O.J. Simpson a member?
Just a little background on this: The Russian Orthodox church already claims
the existence of other relics purporting to be Romanov remains. If the
Russian Orthodox Church admits the authenticity of the bones, that means
acknowledging their current relics are phony.
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On July 17, 1998 over a million people attended the burial of the last
Imperial monarch of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II, his beloved Tsarina Alexandra,
and three of their five children, the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and
Maria. Sadly, the Russian Orthodox Church still refused to recognize the
scientific facts. The burial was very controversial with many people from
the political leadership not attending. First, Yeltsin was going to go, then
wasn't going to go, back and forth, until finally he didn't go.
The Restless Tsar
Every Tsar since Peter the Great lies buried in the Peter and Paul Fortress
in St. Petersburg, Russia's former capital, except for one. Tsar Nicholas II
is looking for a final resting place. Russia's last tsar, his family, and
servants were brutally murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and their remains
lay undiscovered until 7 year ago on the outskirts of the Ural town of
Yekaterinburg.
The remains have been examined for years for identification, first by
foreign scientists and now by a Russian scientific committee verifying DNA
proof of their identity. The Russian Orthodox Church was not persuaded of
their authenticity and demanded the Russian government's official ruling
before burial. This decree came this January, when the head of Russia's
Forensic Department made a statement that tests conclusively proved the the
nine skeletons exhumed from the unmarked grave were in fact Nicholas II and
members of his family. The department submitted a 750-page report detailing
the DNA analysis performed in Russia, the U.S., and Britain, as well as,
additional material about the identification of skeletal pieces and an
analysis of how they were killed. However, it has been noted that the
remains of Tsarevitch Alexei and one of his sisters were not found in this
grave.
As for Nicholas's burial, St. Petersburg, with its royal background, might
seem the natural place and living relatives of the Tsar's family unanimously
favor it. Nevertheless, Moscow is a challenger, disputing the right for the
remains, as its Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin is the burial place for
all Tsars before Peter the GreatÅs time. And the Governor of Sverdlovsk
Oblast, Eduard Rossel, is lobbying for a Yekaterinburg burial. President
Boris Yeltsin, who has the final approval, wants the burial to take place
soon, and a date of July 17 has been proposed as it is the 80th anniversary
of the Tsar's murder.
While the Tsar is searching for eternal rest, Lenin may be removed from his
mausoleum on Red Square. His embalmed body is the subject of some
controversy as officials debate the delicate subject of honoring the memory
of a man so influential in the fallen state of communism.
The Russian government decided on February 27 that Tsar Nicholas II will be
buried in the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg on July 17th 1998.
This decision is at odds with the recommendation of the Holy Synod of the
Russian Orthodox Church, which wanted the remains buried in a "symbolic"
grave until all doubts as to their authenticity have been resolved.
Sheik Y.