KIR-1
Religious legitimation of aggressive war
Religious legitimation of aggressive war.
- Ethical axis
- Benefit ↔ Harm
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
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Ethical assessment categories
Ethical score profile
This assessment does not reduce the subject to one moral ranking. Each dimension is scored separately from −100 to +100 and must be read with its evidence and uncertainty.
Scorecard status: Recalculated under multidimensional system
- Personal moral conduct
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-75.0
Plausible range: -85.0 to -65.0 - Rights and dignity
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-81.7
Plausible range: -91.7 to -71.7 - Nonviolence and harm
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-85.0
Plausible range: -95.0 to -75.0 - Stewardship of power
- Not applicable
- Wisdom and truthfulness
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-77.5
Plausible range: -87.5 to -67.5 - Consequential legacy
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-80.0
Plausible range: -90.0 to -70.0 - Severe-harm record
- No separate finding recorded
- Evidence confidence
- B — high
Scope of assessment
Alignment with the Russian state, justification of war, militarised religion, nationalism and exclusion.
The score evaluates documented public conduct during the stated period. It does not measure inherent human worth, does not constitute a legal verdict and remains open to correction when stronger evidence becomes available.
Reasoned conclusion
A strongly negative record dominated by deliberate moral support for aggressive war and state power.
This assessment presents six separate ethical dimensions rather than one overall moral score. Each result must be read with its evidence, plausible range, confidence, disputes, exclusions, severe-harm findings and sources.
Ethical-domain scores
| Domain | Score | Intensity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequences | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high |
| Rights and duties | -70.0 | 70.0 | B — high |
| Virtue and character | -75.0 | 75.0 | B — high |
| Intentions | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high |
| Care | -80.0 | 80.0 | B — high |
| Justice | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high |
| Wisdom and judgment | -80.0 | 80.0 | B — high |
| Baseline ethics | -90.0 | 90.0 | B — high |
Bipolar ethical variables
| Positive pole | Negative pole | Score | Intensity | Confidence | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human dignity | Dehumanisation | -90.0 | 90.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Human dignity and Dehumanisation. |
| Care | Neglect | -80.0 | 80.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Care and Neglect. |
| Benefit | Harm | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Benefit and Harm. |
| Benevolent intention | Malicious intention | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Benevolent intention and Malicious intention. |
| Justice | Injustice | -85.0 | 85.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Justice and Injustice. |
| Respect for rights | Violation of rights | -70.0 | 70.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Respect for rights and Violation of rights. |
| Integrity | Corruption | -75.0 | 75.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Integrity and Corruption. |
| Wisdom | Ignorance | -80.0 | 80.0 | B — high | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Wisdom and Ignorance. |
Principal positive evidence
Limited positive weight is given to ordinary pastoral and charitable church functions.
Principal negative evidence
Religious authority was used to legitimise aggression, repression and dehumanising nationalism.
Evidence considered
KIR-2
Alignment with repression and exclusion
Alignment with repression and exclusion.
- Ethical axis
- Respect for rights ↔ Violation of rights
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-3
Religious ethics subordinated to power
Religious ethics subordinated to power.
- Ethical axis
- Integrity ↔ Corruption
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-4
Intentional ideological support for war
Intentional ideological support for war.
- Ethical axis
- Benevolent intention ↔ Malicious intention
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-5
Victims subordinated to state loyalty
Victims subordinated to state loyalty.
- Ethical axis
- Care ↔ Neglect
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-6
Denial of equal Ukrainian sovereignty
Denial of equal Ukrainian sovereignty.
- Ethical axis
- Justice ↔ Injustice
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-7
Dogmatic and reckless conflict framing
Dogmatic and reckless conflict framing.
- Ethical axis
- Wisdom ↔ Ignorance
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
KIR-8
Religious dehumanisation of opponents
Religious dehumanisation of opponents.
- Ethical axis
- Human dignity ↔ Dehumanisation
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2009–2026
- Affected scope
- Russian Orthodox Church
Disputed claims
Attribution and interpretation remain disputed; the assessment follows documented public conduct.
Excluded claims
Unverified private allegations and conduct outside reasonable responsibility were excluded.
Sources
- UK sanctions Patriarch Kirill — UK Government (2022) Evidence item KIR-1; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Resolution 2540 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024) Evidence item KIR-2; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Resolution 2540 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024) Evidence item KIR-3; Supports the evidence item. View source
- UK sanctions Patriarch Kirill — UK Government (2022) Evidence item KIR-4; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Resolution 2540 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024) Evidence item KIR-5; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Resolution 2540 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024) Evidence item KIR-6; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Resolution 2540 — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024) Evidence item KIR-7; Supports the evidence item. View source
- UK sanctions Patriarch Kirill — UK Government (2022) Evidence item KIR-8; Supports the evidence item. View source
Correction history
No corrections have been recorded.