Orthodox Christians in St. Petersburg ask to prevent a gay pride parade from being held in the city

The Union of Orthodox Citizens of St. Petersburg appealed to the Governor of the region V.I. Matvienko with a request to prevent a gay pride parade from being held in the city. As stated in the text of the appeal, "the sodomites hope to obtain permission from the city authorities to hold a march on May 26, 2007. Let us recall that attempts to hold a "gay parade" in Moscow ended in a scandal. The city authorities imposed a ban on the action, which was scheduled for May 27 , 2006 Having received a fitting rebuff in Moscow, the gays decided to test the moral principles of the government of St. Petersburg.

The Union of Orthodox Citizens of St. Petersburg (SPG St. Petersburg) insists on the need to suppress attempts to conduct mass advertising of perversion in the cultural capital of Russia. According to the SPG SPb, such events are provocations aimed at distorting people's consciousness and destroying traditional moral and cultural values. The admission of such actions will be a stain of shame on our city and especially on its government. In this connection, we call on the government of St. Petersburg to impose a ban on the action planned by sodomites, as well as to stop any attempts to mass propaganda of gayism and other perversions in our city."

On May 14, the Russian Line published a similar appeal from the St. Petersburg Department of the Russian Imperial Union-Order to Governor V.I. Matvienko and Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg.

"We appeal to the city authorities to ban gay parades or other public events of a similar nature in St. Petersburg in any form this year, and in all subsequent ones, as insulting the religious and human feelings of the overwhelming majority of citizens," the document says. - We demand to openly, openly, publicly express the official position of the authorities of St. Petersburg in relation to this and similar mockery of the honor of the Northern capital, our great city, bearing the name of St. Peter the Apostle.

the governor with a similar request . addressed On May 16 , Metropolitan of St. Petersburg and Ladoga Vladimir (Kotlyarov)

"The Russian Orthodox Church tirelessly declares that Holy Scripture and Tradition unambiguously condemn homosexual relationships as contrary to the original good intention of the Creator about man. The union of a man and a woman is an expression of their deepest unity, serving mutual spiritual growth, continuation and multiplication of the human race, stable development of human society ", the statement says.

The Metropolitan also recalled that holding such an action on the eve of the celebration of the Trinity may offend the feelings of Orthodox believers.

On May 17 , Portal-Credo.ru reported that "the administration of St. Petersburg did not give permission for a gay pride parade along Nevsky Prospekt on May 26. The City Committee on Law, Order and Security referred to the fact that numerous events dedicated to the 304th date of the founding of the city...".

Sources

• The Union of Orthodox Citizens of St. Petersburg insists on the need to suppress attempts to conduct mass advertising of perversion in the cultural capital of Russia. Appeal to the city governor // United Fatherland. 2007. May 11.
• The city of St. Peter the Apostle against propaganda of debauchery: Statement of public, political, religious and cultural organizations of St. Petersburg on the inadmissibility of holding a gay parade // Russian line. 2007. May 14.
• Metropolitan Vladimir (Kotlyarov) asks St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko to prevent a gay parade // Portal-Credo.ru. 2007. May 16.
• Gay parade in St. Petersburg is not allowed, but provocations are not ruled out on the celebration of the City Day, which coincides with the feast of the Holy Trinity // There. May 17th.