The current crisis has actually been burning underground for some time, and has broken to the surface now because the Moscow Patriarchate fears that there is a real possibility that John Paul II will be invited by President Putin to visit Russia on governmental matters.
Tato krize totiž pod povrchem doutnala už drahnou dobu a naplno propukla ve chvíli, kdy se moskevský patriarchát začal obávat reálné možnosti, že by prezident Putin mohl Jana Pavla II. pozvat do Moskvy ve vládních záležitostech.