At the Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Lexus SUV was hijacked

The Bishop of the Murom Nile (in the world of Andrei Sychev), the governor of the Vladimir Virgin Mary of the Khoosteni Monastery, in Moscow depressed the SUV Lexus GX460. According to Interfax, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning. The 48-year-old bishop estimated the cost of a car released in 2010 at 1.5 million rubles. Meanwhile, the Moscow Komsomolets notes , the police believe that the Nile has underestimated the damage, since the average price of cars of this brand with a mileage is 2.5 million.

The Secretary of the Vladimir Diocese on external ties, Archpriest Yevgeny Lipatov, said that the abducted car belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church. According to him, Neil arrived in Moscow to resolve general church issues, as well as for meeting with Princess Maria from the Romanov House.

The police, however, say that the owner of the car is the bishop. “The priest himself is the owner of the car. So he himself told us. True, we did not see - they left with Lexus,” law enforcement officers quoted. The police added that the Nile "did not look particularly upset when he wrote a statement."

On December 28, 2012, Patriarch Kirill urged priests to abandon expensive cars so as not to provoke a negative public discussion and not discredit the clergy. " "I urge you to modestly and to a reasonable approach, which should also withdraw the appropriate accusation from the church and the clergy," the patriarch said at the diocesan assembly of Moscow.

According to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, often expensive cars are bought by sponsors, but here it is necessary to think twenty times. “I don’t want to make recommendations, but there are Japanese and Korean cars, some European cars that are not inferior in either comfort or security, but the brand of this machine will never appear in the news,” the Patriarch turned to the clergy.

Cyril also explained about cars that he uses the first person of the church. "I use cars from the state garage that provides a special garage. These cars meet the relevant security requirements, and I, as a guarded person, cannot use other cars," the Patriarch said.