Mark Tooley at Front Page Magazine reviews Between Faith and Compromise by Momchil Metodiev, a new book about Communist infiltration in the World Council of Churches in the 1970s and ’80s.
But a new book by a Bulgarian author reveals that the KGB and its Bulgarian intelligence affiliate exploited the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for direct influence on the WCC and the Conference of European Churches. In “Between Faith and Compromise,” Bulgarian historian Momchil Metodiev chronicles how the Soviets and their Bulgarian proxies employed the Bulgarian Orthodox and WCC to promote Soviet strategic goals globally.
You kids aren’t old enough to remember this, but back in those days (and back in the ’60s, in my own experience), we brainless Fundamentalists were screaming from the rooftops that the WCC was shot through with Communists. Smarter, more sophisticated churchmen laughed at our ignorance and bigotry.
Of course, we were completely right.
And of course, we will never get credit for it.
Ah, but Phil, the heavenly reward…. can’t hardly wait!
Hey, Book. Lars wrote that post. That’s one on your way to 70×7. 🙂
Some time back I read (listened) to a book on Soviet espionage called ‘The Sword and the Shield’ and was astounded at all the infiltration there was; in every aspect of social life you could think of. (e.g. the soviets wrote nasty, threatening letters to African nations at the Olympic games in L.A. and signed from the KKK. As I remember they’d even gone to the trouble of stealing stationary from that group.)
– I suspect most of it still goes on (and I suspect all sides are involved.)
Ah, Phil, silly me….
But, I still maintain the earlier statement…