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The abomination of desolation? 

Nah!  Timesonline ran a story last night that Mikhail Gorbachev is a Christian, something President Reagan suspected after they became friends.  Baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church, latter in life Mr. Gorbachev never acknowledged his Christianity; rather he was often quoted as saying, “nature is my religion.”

Visiting Assisi, he was spotted praying quietly at the tomb of St. Francis, prompting the Franciscan Friars into releasing details of his pilgrimage and claiming he is a Christian. 

Franciscan friars at Assisi have confirmed that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet President, is a Christian after he was seen praying at the tomb of St Francis.

Mr Gorbachev has long acknowledged that he was influenced by his grandmother, an Orthodox believer and is a a regular participant in peace conferences in the Umbrian town where St Francis is buried. Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, has also turned to Orthodox Christianity and wears a cross round his neck. - Timesonline

For years, conspiracy theorists and others have speculated that Gorbachev was involved in some sort of  pagan/atheistic global network for world domination.  Is it just me, or are stories like that just completely far-fetched?  Like the Ball of Redemption  of Bayside?

Photo: Gorbachev in Louis Vuitton ad.