Crisis writes, “The Catholic Church, Soloviev says, has not been afraid to dip her cloak in the mud of history. In ministering to the people in its communion, the papacy, like St. Nicholas, has shown more concern for her cloak than for her appearance” And Orthodoxy Today is less than impressed, “The Crisis article is a work of sparkling mediocrity that ignores the very real differences in theology, history and culture that tragically divide the ancient Church.” How does a Russian mystic manage to stir up such controversy?