Dmitry Medvedev thanked Patriarch Kirill for the “symphonic” relationship between Church and state

February 1, 2011 Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Patriarch happy inauguration day.

In his congratulations, the President stressed that pleased with the "symphonic" relationship that develops between the Church and state, thanks to the merits of Patriarch Kirill:

“ For these two years that have passed, very much has already been done much. And I mean not only the inner church life. Much has been done for order that the relations that are developing between the Russian Orthodox Church and the state, were even more kind, cordial - as you usually speak, even more symphonic in nature. And I think it all works out. In any case, it seems to me that this is so .

On February 2, 2011, the President sent greetings to the participants of the Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, in which he noted that " it is especially important today to direct partnership efforts of church and state to prevent ethnic and religious extremism, strengthen interfaith and interethnic consent in the country ."

In his report at the event, the patriarch noted that that “ in the Russian Federation, dialogue with state power is currently at a very high level, Church institutions are actively working with representatives of various branches and levels of government .

Sources

• Meeting with Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill // Official website of the President of Russia. 2011. February 1.
• Medvedev calls on the Russian Orthodox Church and the state to counter extremism together // RIA News. 2011. February 2.
• His Holiness Patriarch Kirill noted the high level of church-state dialogue in the Russian Federation // Official website of the Moscow Patriarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. 2011. February 2.