The bishop's response letter was sent to Interfax. The Metropolitan sees a seminar, round table or conference as the most suitable form of meeting. “I don’t think that live broadcasting is the right place for a serious discussion, since it is always limited in time and format, and also involves a certain emotional background, which is not at all conducive to thoughtful dialogue,” the letter says. However, Metropolitan Kirill has already begun a dispute with Gozman, criticizing almost all of his opponent’s theses.