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Published: 27 January, 2009, 23:21

Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral on January 27, 2009 (AFP Photo / Alexander Nemenov)

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Newly elected patriarch Metropolitan Kirill will continue the church policies of his predecessor, Alexy II, says religious affairs expert Leonid Sevastyanov.

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