Παιδιά, δὲν νομίζω ὄτι εἶπε ἡ Βασίλισσα τῆς Ἀγγλίας κάτι γιὰ παγκόσμιο πόλεμο, ποὺ θὰ φέρη τοὺς ἐσχάτους καιρούς…
Οὔτε ὁ Πατριάρχης πασῶν τῶν Ῥωσσιῶν μίλησε γιὰ Ἱερὸ Πόλεμο…
“I regret that my words were interpreted in a wrong way. I have never spoken about any holy war in Syria. I spoke about a holy war on terrorism. I think these words can be shared by many victims of terrorism in Europe. Suffice it to remember all that has recently happened in France, in Belgium,” he told a news conference in London’s Luton airport before flying back to Russia.