True, the Metropolitan admits that the historical idea of the symphony, associated “with the monarchical form of government and the ideological role of Orthodoxy” and implying that the state and the Church are two equal institutions, was never realized. However, he believes that even today the symphony model has important methodological value as “the search for peaceful coexistence of Church and state.” Conclusion? Well, as always: declare Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism traditional religions.