Well it seems that reports of former soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev being a Christian were presumptive and based on assumptions by the reporters who covered his visit to the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi. A Christian Post article out recently quotes Gorbachev as reaffirming his atheism, and denying that he is or has been a closet Christian. See the Article here.

Thanks to Kevin Bussey for the head’s up. You can see Kevin’s post on this here.

For me this is a bit disappointing. It seemed big news that this former soviet leader had come to Christ, and he may yet, but it has not happened up to this point.
Were these reports an example of shoddy journalism? Was this an honest mistake?