There has never been any major or Church-wide abuse. The Church has never justified theologicaly or otherwise anything of the kind that has been seen in the West.
Those bishops who have sanctioned such behavior have been generally held accountable. Patriarch Nikon is an example. He openly imitated the western church, burning Old Believers at the stake, centralizing his power etc. For his sins he was dethroned and Anethematized at a Church Council. No post schism pope has ever been held accountable, though many are guilty of far more extensive sins.
In Christ, John
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