The Hill News

The front page of The New York Times Friday morning had a photo of Patriarch Kirill I, of the Russian Orthodox Church, that had been doctored by the church’s website because he had been wearing an expensive gold watch in the original picture. Since I do not go to church, I could not imagine the editorial judgment for what appears to be a classic preacher-with-his-hand-in-the-collection-basket story making the front-page of The New York Times. Bill Clinton has 50 gold watches and they tend not to notice. And why a story about a religious figure as far away as Russia? Because today is Good Friday. And this is their commentary.

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