The strong -willed power of seasoned wolves

Five days in social networks mentioned an article by V. Popukhov " on the way to a split." The most cited phrase is: “ The excitement that accompanies the theme of“ abuse of shrines ”today is artificially supported by the Church itself. The young provocateurs accidentally knocked on the wrong door. They were waiting for them for a long time in this field. Punks could not even imagine, what calibers and with what experience they decided to bother. ".

IMHO, this phrase represents the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church as, practically, supermen. This causes certain objections, so this column is exactly about this item. I do not touch other structural arguments of the author, everything will be in the option "one place from the blissful Augustine, about which we did not agree."

At the same time, there is news: there are hearings of the World Russian People's Cathedral in Moscow. On May 3, the Chairman of the Department of the Moscow Patriarchate on the relationship of the Church and Society, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, spoke there and, as the media reported in the announcements, " called on believers not to concede the pressure and actively participate in the life of the country ."

A quote from Chaplin: “ We need a peaceful militia of the Orthodox laity - spiritual, cultural, informational, political militia, not waving swords, not frightening anyone, but manifesting the wise, kind, adamant, volitional power of our people to revive, to independence, to pray, think and act .”

This is a good topic, strength. In general, it is either there, or they begin to reason that it should be. And here is her interesting description. No, this is not about epithets (also charming), but about what exactly: " The volitional power of our people to revive, to independence, to pray, think and act ." “ The power of our people to think ” is, of course, anecdotal, but for the rest a somewhat non -core option for the representative of the church is presented. Well, yes, he is in relations between the church and society, but not to the same extent?

Further - the walls: " We will probably be tempted to us more than once just as all the last months were tempted as they tempted the Hermogenes of Hermogenes ...". According to the following words of Chaplin, the Orthodox will be offered to abandon the decoration of the temples and the worthy residences of the bishops , ”then from the active position regarding abortions, homosexuality, drug addiction, alcoholism, corruption, various innovations like juvenile justice, to leave only museum values ​​from the Orthodox, and from the morality of the church is not at all binding common words . " Conclusion: " If we agree to this, we will make concessions to blackmail, threats, shouts that sound today, a penny to us the price, and a new troubled time will not be around the corner ."

In general, this position is a sort of game by the second number. Here is the situation: the World Russian People’s Cathedral. This is probably important. Probably, the audience in such cases has something to talk about. And the position that Chaplin fixes is not a position of power. He speaks not about his own interests of the Church (in a good way), but only fights off some unnamed and demonstrates resentments. Well, in fact, what power is there, if he even considers the option when " from the moral sermon of the Church " will remain " non -binding common words ." That is, all around only threats, no positive scenario. Resentment, yes

No, well, even Putin is not offended - he tenses, rude in response, but is not offended. At least does not demonstrate the insult publicly. Even Medvedev does not include a grudge. And then there are just some victims of an failed attack, who think of their grievances themselves.

This is the problem: what is the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church MP all the time about defense? Standing these prayer-defensive on an empty occasion, all that. No, well, yes, if they are so seasoned there, they can pretend to anyone, why not. Because they are so strong that even public moaning can afford - just a group of Machiavellists who grows their greatness so.

But only if someone behaves like a weak, looks like a weak, offends like a weak one, speaks like a weak, then, most likely, is he really weak? When and what did the ROC MP demonstrate the presence of its strength?

Moreover, they have a very strong resource. Even if you do not take into account the mystical component, but the purely organizational and two thousand years of the existence of the structure itself. And the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church MP puts itself in a weak position. Machiavelli would not have reached such heights, so try to imagine N. Valuev, who, of some reasons, also pretended to be a wimp. Moreover, he succeeds, everyone believes him.

Then what is the conclusion? The only one: they themselves do not feel the presence of this resource. Somehow he got him, they own them, but they really don’t understand what it is. Where, of course, and all these problems with force - well, where is it in the statements of the same Chaplin? He is now "militia" is required. And they did not lose her, they simply did not receive her.

"Matery Wolf" of Pastukhov defending rights to "worthy residences"? They also collect the attributes of the absent force here - the number of pilgrims, the number of churches, the size of property, etc. They really do not understand the power of the resource near which are, that is, they have nothing to do with it. Moreover, they can sincerely consider what they have - but no. The Union of Soviet Writers was just as sincerely confident that it was related to all Russian literature from the "Tale of Bygone Years", and, moreover, it is the crown of its development. It so happens that to the question of the subtitle of Pastukhov’s article “ Why does the patriarchy cause fire to itself? ” The answer is simple - but why. Because so.

In general, there is no need to dispute on this topic. You can just take a closer look - and in what cases will the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church show this force? Of course, this is not about administrative stories.