Based on the reflection in the table, light, a wrist watch Patriarch Kirill was photoshopped out of the picture.
The Russian Orthodox Church issued an official apology to digitally remove an image of luxury watches Patriarch Kirill.
He was pictured in a meeting with Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov Russia.
The Russian Orthodox Church issued an official apology to digitally remove an image of luxury watches Patriarch Kirill.
He was pictured in a meeting with Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov Russia.
The original photo, dated July 3, 2009, showed Kirill, 65, wearing an expensive watch, according to the BBC. The edited version, which was published this month, the patriarch is not visible on the clock.
The deception might have gone unnoticed if not a bit of control: a mirror image of the clock in the polished, shiny table top.
The experiment was not crazy blogger who has closed, prompting the church to issue an official apology.
Patriarch Kirill of the original picture, published in July 2009, one hour shows for later photoshopped the picture.
"There will be a thorough investigation to determine why this case was a gross violation of the internal code of ethics," the patriarch's press team said in a statement. "The guilty will be punished severely."
The Breguet a gold watch, worth an estimated $ 30,000 more than the BBC.
