The Bike Riding Monk | Uncensored with Michael Ware

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·Nov 11, 2024

[music playing]

MICHAEL: Russian Orthodox Christianity runs deep within the Night Wolves motorcycle club. They even have their own bike riding monk, a chaplain called Father Guriy. How can I resist? I have to meet him.

Oh, Father Guriy himself. Ah, thank you for having us. Another step to understanding this new Russian vision. I meet him here at Lavra, outside of Moscow. Lavra is a holy Russian Orthodox Christian enclave of cathedrals and monasteries, akin to a mini-Vatican.

So do you ride, Father?

FATHER GURIY: Yes.

MICHAEL: Really? What bike do you ride?

FATHER GURIY: One of your first rides, and Surgeon saw him, and said that's what we need.

[laughter]

MICHAEL: The Night Wolves-- they were trying to find something, and they found it. Found it.

[choir singing]

MICHAEL: If I'm trying to understand the Russian identity, then one must also understand Russian Orthodox Christianity.

[choir singing]

Every book, every historical period-- it was based on the-- You see-- you can see the church, the role of the faith. This has been incredible. This has really helped my understanding.

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