“We aren’t banning anything, we aren’t rounding up anyone, we have no criminal punishment for such relations unlike many other countries,” he said. “One can feel relaxed and at ease, but please leave the children in peace.”

Vladimir Putin begs homosexuals to leave Russian children out of their evangelizing. “Tis truly a shame when a KGB strongman understands American constitutional freedoms, civil and civilized liberty, and Christian sentiment better than a Catholic choir director, former Mises Institute vice-president, and editor of a liturgical magazine.

Note: Putin himself was charged with having been a paedophile by journalist Alexander Litvinenko, who was later poisoned. But the story appeared on a website associated with Putin’s enemies in a break-away province, so it might be nothing more than libel or disinformation. On the other hand, Putin himself is said to be a tool of the New World Order, at least, on the more conspiratorial blogs.