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Religious bioethics is fundamentally distinct from secular bioethics. The former is grounded in unchanging sacred scriptures and traditions, which inform its normative provisions. Consequently, a shift in the perception of technology must be accompanied by a corresponding shift in how religious institutions interpret scripture and tradition. This article employs the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) as a case study to investigate how religious institutions can adapt to changing societal and cultural demands, and whether religious moral decrees can evolve in response to shifting sociocultural discourse. A discourse analysis of the ROC's interactions with the medical community and the general public reveals the following: To maintain influence with its followers, a religious institution should not categorically reject new advances in biomedicine. Rather, it should engage in a comprehensive bioethical analysis of the challenges posed by each emerging technology. 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