hundreds of priests have signed an open letter calling for peace. 0ne priest in moscow told the bbc the war was a crime and urged russian president vladimir putin to stop before it is too late. it comes on forgiveness sunday which marks the start of lent. 0ur religious affairs reporter harry farley has more. they are countries at war, but, here in durham, ukrainians and russians sit side by side. today is forgiveness sunday in the orthodox church calendar. as part of their ritual they bow, asking each other for forgiveness. i think it s the job of the church to speak up against power. my message would be, withdraw the troops, stop killing people. and it s notjust here that 0rthodox christians oppose the invasion. in russia, it s forbidden to call the conflict a war.