The head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Kirill appealed to wealthy parishioners with a request for financial assistance for priests. About it it is spoken in published on the website of the Russian Orthodox Church message of the Patriarch.
According to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, he is experiencing “mental pain” every time he thinks about the fact that the Orthodox people can’t visit the temples, and priests perform worship behind closed doors and lack of material support.
Patriarch Kirill said that the parishioners responded to his request, despite the economic difficulties in connection with the coronavirus.
“Each of us should do what it can to help your neighbors,” he said.
Earlier, the Patriarch threatened the ecclesiastical court for violation of quarantine or other restrictions imposed to combat coronavirus. The document States that if the failure to comply with the instructions will entail the infection of human coronavirus and subsequent death, the perpetrator can be brought to Church court, and in other cases — to the Church-administrative responsibility.
According to on may 3 in Russia with coronavirus has infected 134 687 people. For all the time of a pandemic, the country recorded 1280 deaths, recovered 16 639 people.
