Patriarch Cyril advised the priests to go to war and the soldiers to be ready to die

The other day after the Divine Liturgy was completed on the day of the Baptism of the Lord in the Elokhov Cathedral in Moscow, Patriarch of the ROC Cyril (in the world - Vladimir Gundyaev) advised the priests to go to war in Ukraine, and recommended that ordinary citizens be recommended to raise funds for funding for a military campaign. About it reports the site of the Moscow Diocese of the ROC. During the speech, Cyril also urged the military to be ready to give life on the battlefield. ". . .

Today we need to pray especially for our army. Pastoral to bare servicemen, to support them as we can," - said the head of the Orthodox Church of the Russian Federation during a festive meal. According to Cyril, every parish of the ROC should assist the Russians who are on the front line in Ukraine. He advised the parishioners to collect things, products and money.

Moreover, Gundyaev insists that the priests should be able to pick the right words to convince Russian soldiers of the expediency of death "in the war with the west. " The ROC has become one of the mouthpieces of Russian propaganda, and the head of the church in the tone of other narratives of the Kremlin calls Russia "a real alternative to deadlock development of Western civilization.

" According to Gundyaev, the priests should be able to tell the person what will strengthen and inspire him, in particular, when the team "Attack!" Recall that representatives of the UOC -MP intended to disrupt the Epiphany service in the Lavra. On the eve of January 20, journalists reported that a recent case took place during the Liturgy on the day of baptism. The Metropolitan Security Service detained the UOC -MP seminarist on the territory of the Lavra.